PM Modi to launch ₹6,350-crore projects in Varanasi, Ganga Expressway in Hardoi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh on April 28, during which he will unveil a wide range of infrastructure and welfare projects in Varanasi before inaugurating the Ganga Expressway in Hardoi the next day.

On April 28 around 5 pm, the Prime Minister will participate in a Mahila Sammelan at the BLW grounds in Varanasi along with BJP National President Nitin Nabin and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation of worthwhile development projects ₹6,350 crore in Varanasi and address the gathering.

The Prime Minister will dedicate more than 48 completed projects worth more ₹1,050 crore to the nation. Major infrastructure works include widening of the Varanasi-Azamgarh road, inauguration of key rail flyovers at Kazzakpura and Kadipur, and a 55 MLD capacity sewage treatment plant at Bhagwanpur, among others.

He will also inaugurate several community-oriented projects, including 30 rural drinking water schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission, redevelopment of Chandrawati Ghat, tourism development of Sarangnath Temple near Sarnath, and beautification and renovation works at Sant Ravidas Park in Nagwa.

Public services and sports infrastructure are also part of the programme, including a synthetic hockey turf at UP College, a 100-bed nursing home in Ramnagar, and a 1 MW solar power plant at the Bhelupur water treatment plant.

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Sowa Rigpa Bhawan and Hospital at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies, which aims to integrate traditional medicine with modern healthcare systems.

He will also lay the foundations of more than 112 projects worth around ₹5,300 crore. These include 13 sewerage and water supply schemes under AMRUT 2.0, a 500-bed multi-super-specialty hospital at Shri Shiv Prasad Gupta Divisional District Hospital, market complexes and office spaces at Bhojuveer and Sigra, renovation and rejuvenation of dams, redevelopment of a 198-bed hospital facility for critical care and 10 beds, and construction of a 198-bed hospital. Assi Ghat, Dashashwamedh Ghat and Namo Ghat.

To strengthen governance and welfare infrastructure, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation for the Integrated Divisional Office, the Nagar Nigam Office Building, and a Government Children’s Shelter and Juvenile Justice Board in Ramnagar.

He will also transfer ₹105 crore as bonus to milk suppliers of Uttar Pradesh related to Banas Dairy.

The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the Varanasi Junction-Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction third and fourth railway project, including the construction of a rail-cum-road bridge over the Ganga river.

The project is expected to benefit the Varanasi and Chandauli districts by reducing rail congestion, improving logistics efficiency, strengthening multimodal connectivity and ensuring smoother traffic movement. It will also improve access to Kashi Vishwanath Dham, the Ramnagar area and National Highway-19, while improving rail connectivity with eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

He will also flag off two new Amrit Bharat Express trains – Banaras-Pune (Hadapsar) and Ayodhya-Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus).

These trains are expected to provide affordable and modern travel options while improving connectivity between Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Banaras-Pune service will improve access to Kashi Vishwanath Dham, while the Ayodhya-Mumbai service will strengthen connectivity to the Shri Ram Mandir Teerth Kshetra.

On April 29, the Prime Minister will conduct a roadshow from Lahurabir to the gate of the Baba Kashi Vishwanath Temple. At the temple, he will perform darshan and pooja of Baba Kashi Vishwanath.

After that, the Prime Minister will travel to Hardoi and inaugurate the Ganga Expressway at around 11:30 am. He will also address a public gathering at the event.

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Ganga Expressway in Hardoi district, which is a major milestone in the development of world-class infrastructure in the country.

The Ganga Expressway is a 594 kilometer long, six lane (expandable to eight lane), access controlled green field high speed corridor constructed at a total cost of approx. ₹36,230 crore.

The highway passes through 12 districts – Meerut, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Amroha, Sambhal, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Raebareli, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj – connecting western, central and eastern Uttar Pradesh.