Current Date: 27 Apr, 2026

Varanasi 2.0: PM Modi’s ₹6,270 Crore Development Roadmap

Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth ₹6,270 crore during his visit to Varanasi on April 28, marking a significant push for infrastructure and public services in his parliamentary constituency.

Out of the total investment, projects worth ₹1,053 crore will be inaugurated, while new projects valued at ₹5,217 crore will see foundation stones laid.

Key inaugurations include the four-laning and strengthening of the Varanasi–Azamgarh Road from Kaali Mata Mandir to the Ring Road, along with 19 rural link roads and a railway overbridge near Kazzakpura on the Varanasi–Sarnath route.

The Prime Minister will also launch several tourism and urban development initiatives, such as the beautification of Sant Kabir Prakatya Sthal near Sarangnath Temple, renovation of Sant Ravidas Park in Nagwa, redevelopment of Chandrawati Ghat, and installation of a synthetic hockey turf at UP College.

In the public services segment, projects include a 55 MLD sewage treatment plant at Bhagwanpur, a District Integrated Public Health Laboratory, 30 rural drinking water schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission, upgraded school infrastructure with smart classrooms, a 50-bed field hospital at CHC Cholapur, a 100-bed old age home at Ramnagar, and 500-metric tonne storage facilities at Harahua and Bhawanipur.

On the foundation side, major projects include 71 village roads, a 500-bed multi super-speciality hospital, redevelopment of an existing 198-bed hospital, and a 100-bed critical care block.

Additional works include mechanised parking at Assi Ghat, a new municipal office building, a women’s police outpost at Badagaon, a child shelter home and Juvenile Justice Board facility at Ramnagar, and a CM Model School at Baradih in Sewapuri.

Officials said the wide-ranging projects—covering healthcare, education, transport, sanitation, tourism, and civic infrastructure—are aimed at accelerating both urban and rural development across the region.

 

News by Rahul Yelligetti.

 

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Source : projxnews