Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on March 24 and is expected to lay foundation stones of various development projects worth Rs 1,450 crore.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the country's first urban transport ropeway. A project for which the people of Kashi have been waiting for a long time.
The urban transport ropeway will pass through five stations and reduce travel time between Varanasi Cantt. to Godaulia to just 16 minutes.
Varanasi's Divisional Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma said that during his one-day visit to his constituency, Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone of 25 projects worth Rs 1,450 crore for the people of Kashi, and will also inaugurate projects worth Rs 200 crore.
The ropeway costing Rs 664.49 crore would pass through five stations, he said, adding that with the completion of this project, the distance from Cantt to Gudaulia can be covered in just 16 minutes that currently takes at least 45 minutes.
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