Varanasi Sports Complex decks up ahead of PM Modi's visit tomorrow

In line with his vision to provide top-quality infrastructure for sports, the Prime Minister will inaugurate Phases 2 and 3 of the redevelopment of Varanasi Sports Complex worth over Rs 210 crore under the 'Khelo India' scheme and the Smart City Mission.

The project aims to create a state-of-the-art sports complex featuring a National Centre of Excellence, players' hostels, sports science centre, practice fields for various sports, indoor shooting ranges, and combat sports arenas among others.

During his visit to Varanasi, PM Modi will also unveil multiple airport projects worth over Rs 6,100 crore. Prime Minister will inaugurate the RJ Sankara Eye Hospital at around 2 pm. The hospital will offer comprehensive consultations and treatments for various eye conditions. Prime Minister will also address the gathering on the occasion.

At around 4.15 pm, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in Varanasi.

In line with his commitment to boost connectivity, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the expansion of the airport runway and construction of a new terminal building and allied works of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi worth around Rs 2,870 crore, an official release said.

He will also lay the foundation stone of the New Civil Enclave at Agra Airport worth more than Rs 570 crore, at Darbhanga Airport worth around Rs 910 crore and at Bagdogra Airport worth around Rs 1550 crore.

Prime Minister will inaugurate new terminal buildings of Rewa Airport, Maa Mahamaya Airport, Ambikapur and Sarsawa Airport worth over Rs 220 crore. The combined passenger handling capacity of these airports will increase to more than 2.3 crore passengers annually, the release said. The designs of these airports are influenced and derived from the common elements of heritage structures of the region. (ANI)