PRIME Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. He will address the 'One World TB Summit' on World Tuberculosis Day at Rudrakash Convention Centre in Varanasi.
What's On Agenda
- PM Modi will address the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre at around 10:30 am. Founded in 2001, the Stop TB Partnership is a United Nations-hosted organisation that amplifies the voices of the people, communities, and countries affected by TB.
- He will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth more than Rs 1780 crores at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University ground at around 12 noon.
- During the event, PM Modi will launch various initiatives including the TB-Mukt Panchayat initiative; the official pan-India rollout of a shorter TB Preventive Treatment (TPT) and the family-centric care model for TB.
- He will also award select States/UTs and Districts for their progress towards ending TB.
- Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the Passenger Ropeway from Varanasi Cantt station to Godowlia.
- The project is expected to cost about Rs 645 crore. The 3.75 km long ropeway system will have five stops. For Varanasi locals, pilgrims, and tourists, this will make moving around easier.
- He will also lay the foundation stone of 55 MLD sewage treatment plant at Bhagwanpur under the Namami Ganga Scheme. It will be built at a cost of more than Rs 300 crore.
- PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for Phases 2 and 3 of the redevelopment work of Sigra Stadium under the Khelo India Scheme.
- He will also lay the foundation stone of the LPG bottling plant at Isarwar village, Sewapuri to be built by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and various other projects including primary health centre in Bharthara village and a floating jetty with changing rooms.
- Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Prime Minister will dedicate 19 drinking water schemes, which will benefit more than 3 lakh people of 63-gram panchayats.
- PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of 59 drinking water schemes under the Mission to further strengthen the rural drinking water system.
- For farmers, exporters and traders in and around Varanasi, the grading, sorting, processing of fruits and vegetables will be possible at an integrated pack house which has been constructed at Karkhiyaon.
- He will also dedicate various projects under the Varanasi Smart City Mission including redevelopment work of Rajghat and Mahmoorganj government schools, beautification of internal city roads and redevelopment of six parks and ponds of the city among others.
- Other infrastructure projects including the ATC tower at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport; 2 MW solar power plant at water works premises, Bhelupur; 800 KW solar power plant at Konia Pumping Station; new Community Health Centre at Sarnath; infrastructure improvement of Industrial estate at Chandpur and rejuvenation of temples of Kedareshwar, Vishweshwar and Omkareshwar Khand Parikrama will be dedicated.
(With ANI Inputs)