Prime Minister Modi to tour Varanasi today, initiating various development schemes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Varanasi on August 2, 2025, and launched development projects worth around ₹2,200 crore. The projects cater to multiple sectors including infrastructure, education, healthcare, tourism, urban development, cultural heritage, sports, and connectivity.
Key details include:
- Project Value: Approximately ₹2,200 crore in total.
- Sectors Involved: Infrastructure, education, healthcare, tourism, urban development, cultural heritage, sports, and connectivity.
The prime minister inaugurated several initiatives aimed at improving road and connectivity in Varanasi. This includes the widening and strengthening of key roads such as Varanasi-Bhadohi road and Chhitauni-Shool Tankeshwar road. He also laid the foundation for road widening and strengthening in multiple corridors like Dalmandi, Lahartara-Kotwa, Gangapur, Babatpur, and for rail overbridges at level crossing 22C and Khalispur Yard. A new railway overbridge at Hardattpur was also planned to ease congestion on the Mohan Sarai-Adalpura stretch.
In addition, the prime minister laid the foundation for the Smart Distribution Project and undergrounding of electrical infrastructure worth over ₹880 crore. This initiative aims at modernizing Varanasi’s power supply system and enhancing civic services.
Moreover, the prime minister announced water purification and maintenance works at culturally significant water bodies (Kunds) to preserve heritage. Specific details about projects targeting development in education, healthcare, sports, and tourism were not explicitly itemized in the sources.
The prime minister also released the 20th installment of the PM-Kisan scheme, transferring over ₹20,500 crore to more than 9.7 crore farmers. This marks a total disbursement under PM-KISAN of over ₹3.90 lakh crore since its inception.
These initiatives aim at holistic urban transformation, cultural rejuvenation, improved connectivity, and enhanced quality of life in Varanasi.
During his visit, tightened security arrangements were in place in the city, with a multi-layered deployment of personnel along the routes to be taken by the prime minister.
Meanwhile, the EU continues major imports of Russian crude despite the threat of increased oil prices. GHV Infra Projects, however, secured a ₹2,645 crore worth contract in the UAE.
The prime minister was scheduled to address a public meeting at Banauli (Kalika Dham) village in the Sevapuri Assembly segment. Reports suggest that the prime minister is rallying for a 'Swadeshi' drive, but specific details about this drive are not yet available.
- The projects launched by Prime Minister Modi in Varanasi, worth around ₹2,200 crore, cater to various sectors like infrastructure, education, healthcare, tourism, urban development, cultural heritage, sports, and connectivity.
- The prime minister inaugurated initiatives for improving road and connectivity in Varanasi, which includes widening and strengthening of key roads and planning new railway overbridges.
- A significant project, the Smart Distribution Project, was initiated to modernize Varanasi’s power supply system and enhance civic services, valued at over ₹880 crore.
- Water purification and maintenance works at culturally significant water bodies were also planned, as part of the prime minister's visit to Varanasi.
- The prime minister released the 20th installment of the PM-Kisan scheme, transferring over ₹20,500 crore to more than 9.7 crore farmers.
- Tightened security arrangements were in place in Varanasi during the prime minister's visit, with a multi-layered deployment of personnel along the routes.
- Despite the threat of increased oil prices, the EU continues major imports of Russian crude, while GHV Infra Projects secured a ₹2,645 crore contract in the UAE.
- Reports suggest that the prime minister is rallying for a 'Swadeshi' drive during his scheduled public meeting at Banauli (Kalika Dham) village, but specific details about this drive are not yet available.
