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Nation   Developing Uttar Pradesh


         A SLEW OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR VARANASI





                                                                  Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Varanasi
                                                                  on  23  December  which  was  his  second  visit
                                                                  there within 10 days. During his last visit,  while
                                                                  Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the first phase
                                                                  of  the  Kashi-Viswanath  corridor,  whereas  this
                                                                  time 22 projects worth about Rs 1500 crore were
                                                                  inaugurated or the foundation stone was laid.
                                                                  Even before this, along with the PM Atmanirbhar
                                                                  Swasth  Bharat  Scheme,  he  has  started  many
                                                                  projects necessary for the development of
                                                                  Varanasi during his previous visits.
                                                                  Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation
                                                                  stone for Banas Dairy Complex at Uttar Pradesh
                                                                  State  Industrial  Development  Authority  Food
                                                                  Park,  Karkhian,  Varanasi.  Spread  over  30  acres
                                                                  of land, the dairy will be constructed at a cost of
                                                                  around Rs 475 crore and will have the facility to
                                                                  process 5 lakh liters of milk per day.
                                                                  The Prime Minister also inaugurated residential
                                                                  flats and staff quarters at BHU and ITI Karaundi.
              A teachers'          Projects in the education      Projects related to the construction of a doctors'
           education center at     sector inaugurated by the      hostel, a nurse's hostel, and shelter home at
           the Central Institute   Prime Minister include the     Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer
            of Higher Tibetan     Union Education Ministry's      Center at a cost of Rs 130 crore were inaugurated
            Studies, built at a    Inter-University Centre for    by  the  Prime  Minister  in  the  field  of  health.
              cost of over         Teachers Education, built      Foundation stone was also laid for an Integrated
             `07                      `107                        AYUSH  Hospital  with  50  beds  at  Bhadrasi  and
                                      at a cost of around
                                                                  Government  Homoeopathic  Medical  College  in
                                                                  Pindra Tehsil under AYUSH Mission at a cost of
                                                                  Rs.49 crore.
                crore                      crore                  Along with laying the foundation stone of two '4

            Virtually distributed                                 to  6  lane'  road  widening  projects  for  Prayagraj
            rural housing rights    The Prime Minister            and  Bhadohi  roads,  Phase-I  of  the  Tourism
          record 'Gharauni' under   digitally transferred         Development Project related to Shri Guru Ravidas
          the ownership scheme     the bonus of about Rs          Ji  Mandir,  Sant  Govardhan,  Varanasi  was  also
           of Union Ministry of     35 crore to the bank          inaugurated.
            Panchayati Raj to        accounts of over             Other projects inaugurated by the Prime Minister
               more than              1.70                        include  International  Rice  Research  Institute,  a
                20                  lakh milk producers           speed  breeding  facility  at  South  Asia  Regional
                                                                  Center Varanasi, a Regional Reference Standards

          lakh residents of Uttar                                 Laboratory at village Payakpur and an Advocate
                Pradesh.                                          Bhawan in Tehsil Pindra.


        capacity increases. Be it Purvanchal Expressway      like  Bundelkhand  Expressway,  Gorakhpur  Link
        or   Delhi-Meerut    Expressway,     Kushinagar      Expressway,  Prayagraj  Link  Expressway,  Delhi-
        International Airport, or important phases of the    Dehradun    Expressway,    Noida   International
        Dedicated  Freight  Corridor,  many  such  projects   Airport, Delhi-Meerut Rapid High-Speed Corridor."
        have been  dedicated  to public service. Today       Investment in the infrastructure not only creates
        work is going on in full swing on mega projects      direct employment but also empowers the private

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