Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated several development projects in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated several development projects in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi.
Modi unveiled the multi-modal terminal constructed on River Ganga. The Prime Minister also received the country's first container consignment (post independence) to be sent on an inland waterways vessel. This consignment containing cargo of the food and beverage company Pepsico set sail from Kolkata in the last week of October.
Inaugurating projects worth Rs 2,413 crore here, he said the pilgrim city will witness a "confluence of nature, culture and adventure", and appealed to the people to "preserve the new face" of Kashi (Varanasi).
"This is the first of the four multi-modal terminals being constructed on NW-I ( River Ganga) as part of the World Bank-aided Jal Marg Vikas project of the Inland Waterways Authority of India. The other three terminals are under construction at Sahibganj, Haldia and Gazipur. The project would enable commercial navigation of vessels with capacity of 1500-2,000 DWT on river Ganga," the release stated.
"These projects are living examples of new India's new vision," said Modi after inaugurating projects worth Rs 2413 cr in Varanasi.
The Prime Minister also said that such projects should have been launched decades ago, but that did not happen.
Stating that today is a historic day for all Indians, Modi said, "For the first time since Independence, we are using our extensive river network for commercial purpose at this scale. Varanasi should have had these projects decades ago, which we have finally made possible now," he said.
"Being a Member of Parliament (MP) from Varanasi and the Prime Minister of the nation, my happiness has doubled," he added.
Modi also inaugurated two sewage infrastructure projects worth Rs 425.41 crore in Varanasi and laid the foundation stone for another project worth Rs 72.91 crore for Ramnagar.
Modi was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari.
(With agency inputs)
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