PM's Varanasi visit cancelled due to heavy rains... again

July 16, 2015 11:07

PM Narendra Modi's visit to Varanasi cancelled due to heavy rain in the city.

The Prime Minister was to make a day-long visit to his Lok Sabha constituency during which he was supposed to address a public rally, inaugurate a power project scheme and open a trauma centre at the Banaras Hindu University.

This is the second time Modi's visit to the city has been cancelled. A June 28 rally in the holy city was cancelled due to heavy rain, which had left the venue (DLW Grounds) waterlogged. Foolproof arrangements were supposed to have been made this time round with the PMO monitoring all the preparations.

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