New Delhi: PM Modi arrives in Varanasi, to dedicate to the nation six-lane widening project of Handia (Prayagraj)-Rajatalab (Varanasi) section of NH19. He'll also attend Dev Deepawali event, undertake site visit of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor Project & visit Sarnath Archaeological Site. Watch Here: During the tour, the Prime Minister will attend Dev Deepawali, undertake a site visit of Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridor project and also visit the Sarnath archaeological site. The 73 km stretch of the newly widened and six-laned NH-19, made with a total outlay of Rs 2,447 crore, is expected to reduce the travel time between Prayagraj and Varanasi by one hour. UPDATES: # The new agricultural laws have been brought in for benefit of the farmers. We will see and experience benefits of these new laws in the coming days: PM Modi # The new Farm law doesn't stop anyone who wishes to sell produce according to old system. Earlier, any sale outside Mandi was considered illegal & small farmers were cheated as they were not able to reach Mandi. Farmers now are protected by law against cheating & fraud: PM Modi # The promise of giving 1.5 times more MSP to farmers as per Swaminathan Commission was fulfilled. This promise was not only fulfilled on paper, but has reached the bank account of the farmers: PM Modi # Farmers are being empowered by giving them options for a bigger market. Reforms are being done in the interest of farmers, which will give them more options. Shouldn't a farmer get freedom to sell his produce directly to those who give them better prices & facilities: PM Modi # Earlier, loan waiver packages used to be announced but the benefits of such schemes never used to reach the farmers: PM Modi # New agricultural reforms have given farmers new options and legal protection: PM Modi # For the first time, produce of Varanasi farmers is being exported to foreign countries at a large scale. Varanasi's Langda & Dussehri mangoes are spreading their fragrance in London & middle-east...Mango farmers need not go to other cities for packaging now: PM Modi # With establishing of a perishable cargo center in Varanasi, now farmers here have got a facility to store and sell their produce easily. Due to this storage capacity, for the first time, the produce of farmers here is being exported in large quantities: PM Modi # When connectivity in a region improves it also benefits the farmers there. Recently, a fund of Rs 1 lakh crores was constituted to establish cold storage facilities for farmers & other agriculture infrastructure: PM Modi # Infrastructure development in Uttar Pradesh has improved since Yogi Adityanath has become the Chief Minister: Today work is underway on development of 12 airports in the state: PM Modi # Along with beautification of Kashi in past years, we can now witness benefit of work done on connectivity here. New highways, flyovers, widening of roads to reduce traffic jams, work currently being done in & around Varanasi has never happened since independence: PM Modi # Varanasi is getting improved infrastructure on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti and Dev Deepawali. This will benefit both Varanasi and Prayagraj: PM Modi https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/1333344656319397888 https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/1333341370208030721 Dev Deepawali, which has become a world-famous festival of light and fervour in Varanasi, is celebrated on every Poornima of the Kartik month. The festival will be started by the Prime Minister by lighting a diya (lamp) on the Raj Ghat of Varanasi, which will be followed by lighting of 11 lakh diyas on both sides of Ganga. During the visit, the Prime Minister will also undertake a site visit of the under-construction Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridor project to review its progress. He will also see the Light and Sound show at the archaeological site of Sarnath, which had been inaugurated by him earlier this month.
