Inaugurating the public ropeway project here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it will reduce travel time to the Kashi Vishwanath corridor and enhance the public convenience and the attraction of the city.
The Prime Minister also dedicated and laid the foundation stone of various projects worth more than Rs 1,780 crores on Friday
Addressing the event at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, PM Modi said, “Today Banaras is getting the gift of several development projects, from clean water, education, and rejuvenation of the Ganga to sports facilities”.
“Development works of Kashi are discussed across the nation. Banarasi saree, wooden toys and many more things are getting famous among the tourists visiting the city,” he added. “Public Ropeway project will be beneficial for the city and will be available with several facilities like parking, food, etc.
This will emerge as an employment generator in the city. A floating jetty will be soon constructed for devotees and tourists visiting the city. The city is also emerging in the agricultural field,” he said.
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The Prime Minister also stated that around seven crore tourists have visited Kashi in the last year. “The ropeway for public transportation will greatly reduce travel time between Banaras Cantonment Banaras Railway station to Kashi Vishwanath Corridor increasing Kashi’s attraction and people’s convenience. We have worked toward enhancing air connectivity by establishing ATC, which will improve the working of airports in Varanasi,” he further said.
The PM also stated that around seven crore tourists have visited Kashi in the last year. “The ropeway for public transportation will greatly reduce travel time between Banaras Cantonment Banaras Railway station to Kashi Vishwanath Corridor increasing Kashi’s attraction and people’s convenience. We have worked toward enhancing air connectivity by establishing ATC, which will improve the working of airports in Varanasi,” he further said.
“In recent years, you have witnessed the revamp of the ghats of the Ganga. International Cricket Stadium will be soon built in the city which will promote sports in Varanasi. More exports will further help farmers to improve their incomes” PM Modi added.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister addressed the ‘One World TB Summit’ in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. He emphasised that India’s new vision and approach should be known by the whole world. “In the last nine years, India has worked together on many fronts in this fight against TB.
Such as through people’s participation, enhancing nutrition, treatment through innovation, full use of technology, and wellness and prevention, and missions like Fit India, Khelo India and Yoga,” he said.
PM Modi stressed that public participation has played a very important role in the fight against tuberculosis. “We had urged people to adopt a TB patient, under ‘Ni-kshay Mitra’. After this mission, close to 10 lakh TB patients have been adopted by the common people of India. You will be surprised to know that even 10-12-year old children in India are contributing to the fight by becoming ‘Ni-kshay Mitra’. The economic assistance of these Ni-kshay Mitra’ has crossed more than 1 lakh crore. Such a huge community initiative running in India is very inspiring,” PM Modi said.