Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi today and launch projects worth around 6,100 crore rupees. He will reach Kashi at around 2 PM and will inaugurate RJ Sankara Eye Hospital. Thereafter, at around 4:15 PM, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects at Sigra Stadium in Varanasi.
Prime Minister will inaugurate the RJ Sankara Eye Hospital. The hospital will offer comprehensive consultations and treatments for various eye conditions. Prime Minister will also address the gathering on the occasion. In line with his commitment to boost connectivity, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for expansion of airport runway and construction of a new terminal building and allied works of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi worth around Rs 2870 crore. He will also lay the foundation stone of New Civil Enclave at Agra, Darbhanga and Bagdogra airport. and will inaugurate new terminal buildings of Rewa Airport, Maa Mahamaya Airport, Ambikapur and Sarsawa Airport virtually. Prime Minister will inaugurate Phases 2 and 3 of redevelopment of Varanasi Sports Complex worth over Rs 210 crore under Khelo India scheme and the Smart City Mission.
The project at sigra Stadium which will be inaugurated by Mr. Modi today aims to create a state-of-the-art sports complex featuring a National Centre of Excellence, players’ hostels, sports science centre, practice fields for various sports, indoor shooting ranges, combat sports arenas among others. Talking to Aaakashwani News, Lalit Upadhyay, the star hockey player and member of India’s medal winning squad at Paris olympics, said that the efforts of state and central governments are going to boost sports in the Poorvanchal region.
