Modi on 2-day visit to Varanasi from tomorrow

September 21, 2017 16:03

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day visit to his Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency tomorrow, during which he will inaugurate several

infrastructure projects and address public meetings, officials said today.

Varanasi District Magistrate Yogeshwar Ram Mishra said Modi would open the second phase of a trade facilitation centre for weavers and handicraft workers in Bada-Lalpur on September 22.

He will also inaugurate nearly 17 infrastructure projects, including the Ramnagar-Samne Ghat bridge and the Balua Ghat bridge, and lay the foundation of nearly six projects including Ramna Sewage Treatment Plant, said Sanjay Bhardwaj, the BJP's eastern Uttar Pradesh media in-

charge.

Modi is scheduled later offer prayers at the Tulsi Manas Temple and Durga Temple in Durgakund.

He will also release a commemorative stamp on the Ramayana, the official said.

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