Insta
In Pictures: PM Modi To Inaugurate Two National Highways And An Inland Waterway In Varanasi Today
Narendra Modi will be inaugurating two national highways and an inland waterway on Ganga in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency today, News18 has reported.
The two highways have a combined length of 34 kilometres. Varanasi Ring Road Phase 1 has been constructed at a cost of Rs 759 crore and Babatpur-Varanasi Road on NH 56 has been constructed at a cost of Rs 812 crore.
Prior to his trip to Varanasi, the Prime Minister tweeted, “ With the inauguration of the Babatpur Airport highway, coming to Varanasi just got easier. Have a look at the photos of this state-of-the-art project. Travelling to and from Jaunpur, Sultanpur and Lucknow also gets easier with this project. A win-win for the people of Kashi”.
Flyovers at Harhua and a road over bridge at Tarna are likely to reduce the travel time from Varanasi to the airport. This will help the tourism sector in Varanasi.
The inland waterway terminal being inaugurated by the PM is the first of the four multi-modal terminals being constructed on river Ganga. The other three terminals are under construction at Sahibganj, Haldia and Gazipur. They are a part of the Jal Marg Vikas project executed by Inland Waterways Authority of India and funded by the World Bank.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest
