Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (7th July 2023) unveiled 29 development projects worth Rs 12,100 crores in his Varanasi parliamentary constituency.
* Arriving here from Gorakhpur, the prime minister launched the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction-Son Nagar railway line of the Dedicated Freight Corridor. Built at a cost of more than Rs 6,760 crore, the new line will facilitate faster and more efficient movement of goods.
* He also laid the foundation stones or inaugurated several other projects for Varanasi and adjoining districts.
* Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were present during the programme.
* Earlier in Gorakhpur, the prime minister attended the centenary celebrations of Gita Press and launched two Vande Bharat Express trains..