Varanasi Municipal Corporation will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 111 crore on September 17 at a programme marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th Birthday. A 75 kg cake will also be cut by the municipal body, announced Varanasi Mayor Ashok Tiwari on Tuesday.
Road construction, repair, and drainage work of 65.68 km length will be carried out in all eight zones, and five assembly constituencies of the city at Rs 63.76 crore, the Mayor added.
Besides this, 75 wells will be cleaned and renovated in Varanasi too, at the cost of Rs 1.18 crore. A shelter home for 30 people will also be constructed under the Pandeypur flyover at Rs 30.28 lakh. Registration of dogs at home will start, and mobile animal capture vehicles will also be inaugurated.
Moreover, religious ceremonies are also being organised for PM Modi. Jitendrananda Saraswati, general secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti Swami, said that for the good health of Modi, the unity of the country, and to keep him in the post of prime minister for the longest time, seers will perform 'sahastraarchan' of Baba Shri Kashi Vishwanath with 1,100 lotus flowers, after which Maharudrabhishek will be organised. Kashi’s saints and scholars will be participating in the ritual.
Cleanliness and public service programmes have also been planned for the day, said Dileep Patel, president, BJP (Kashi region).
Meanwhile, the Delhi government will launch 500 creches for children of women working as labourers in the city on the occasion, announced the Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta.
"We are going to launch 500 creches named 'Palna' on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, where children of women workers will be taken care of while they are at work," Gupta stated.
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