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THE PATH TO HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY
IN VARANASI WILL BE EASIER

During the last nine years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
has paid special attention to change the landscape of
Varanasi and make life easier and more enjoyable for the
people living in the city and surrounding areas. In this
series, on March 24, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated
and laid the foundation stone of projects worth more
than Rs 1780 crore in Varanasi.
n Foundation stone of 55 MLD capacity sewage
treatment plant at Bhagwanpur under Namami Gange
scheme at a cost of Rs 300 crore.
Foundation stone laid for second and third phase
n
of Sigra Stadium redevelopment under Khelo India
scheme.
n The foundation stone for the LPG bottling plant to
be constructed by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation For screening and treatment of TB
Limited was laid at Raver village in Sewapuri. patients, we have linked them to the
Ayushman Bharat scheme. We have
n Foundation stone for various other projects including
primary health centre, and a floating jetty with increased the number of labs across the
changing rooms at Bharthara village. country for free TB testing. The global

n Inaugurated 19 drinking water schemes under the target to end TB is 2030. India is now
Pradhan Mantri Jal Jeevan Mission. More than three working on the target of eliminating
lakh people of 63 gram panchayats will be benefitted TB by the year 2025.
from these drinking water schemes.
- Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
n Under the Varanasi Smart City Mission, various
projects dedicated to the nation, including the
redevelopment work of Rajghat and Mahmoorganj September 2023 on the sidelines of the United
Government School, beautification of the city's Nations General Assembly in New York. Dr.Lucica
internal roads, and redevelopment of six parks and also urged Prime Minister Modi to lead and inspire
ponds in the city. other world leaders in the fight against TB.
n ATC Tower at Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri At the summit, Prime Minister Modi while
International Airport, 2 MW Solar Power Plant discussing the Nikshay Mitra campaign to help TB
at Water Works Complex at Bhelupur, 800 KW patients said that about 10 lakh TB patients have
Solar Power Plant at Konia Pumping Station, New been adopted by the citizens. The commitment
Community Health Center at Sarnath, Industrial and determination with which India dedicated
Estate Infrastructure at Chandpur, and various
other infrastructure projects dedicated to the nation itself to tackling TB after 2014 is unprecedented.
including improvement of infrastructure, renovation About 75 lakh patients have benefited from the
of temples of Kedareshwar, Vishweshwar, and Direct Benefit Transfer scheme launched by the
Omkareshwar Khand Parikrama. government in 2018 for TB patients. Around Rs
2000 crore has been transferred to their accounts.
The foundation stone of the passenger PM Modi said 'Nikshay Mitras have now become
ropeway from Varanasi Cantt station to a new source of energy for all TB patients.' PM
Godaulia is to be built at a cost of Modi said that the government is starting a three-
month treatment program instead of a six-month
` 645 crores course for TB prevention. Earlier patients had to

This ropeway system with five stations will take medicine daily for six months, but now in the
new system, the patient will have to take medicine
be 3.85 kilometers long. only once a week.

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