PM Unveils ₹6,500cr Infra Projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates multiple projects, laying the foundation stones for ventures totaling ₹6,500 crore. The projects include the widening of Varanasi-Bhadohi NH-731 B (Package-2) at a cost exceeding ₹900 crore, 69 rural drinking water schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) with an investment of ₹280 crore, and an 800 MW solar park in Chitrakoot involving ₹4,000 crore. Additionally, the inauguration of the New Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar-New Bhaupur Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project, valued at ₹10,900 crore, marks a significant milestone. PM Modi also initiates a new petroleum oil terminal at Mirzapur, set to be constructed at a cost exceeding ₹1,050 crore. The event witnessed the flagging off of the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express train, Dohrighat-Mau MEMU train, and long haul goods trains at the newly inaugurated DFC.