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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi, Azamgarh and Mirzapur districts of Uttar Pradesh on July 14 & 15, 2018.

At Azamgarh, on July 14, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the 340 km long Poorvanchal Expressway. This road will connect several important and historical towns of eastern Uttar Pradesh including Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur – with the State Capital – Lucknow. Once this Expressway is complete, Delhi will be connected via Expressway, to several major towns and cities of Uttar Pradesh, from Noida in the west, to Ghazipur in the east, according to a PIB release.

At Varanasi, the Prime Minister will dedicate, or lay the foundation stone of important projects, cumulatively worth over Rs 900 crore. Among the projects to be dedicated are the Varanasi City Gas Distribution Project, and the Varanasi-Ballia EMU train. The foundation stone will be laid for the Panchkoshi Parikrama Marg, and several projects under the Smart City Mission and Namaami Gange. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for an International Convention Centre at Varanasi.

At a separate event, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath will release a book titled “Meri Kashi,” in the presence of the Prime Minister.

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