New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the six-lane Varanasi-Prayagraj highway during his visit to Varanasi on November 30 on the occasion of Dev Deepawali, sources said.
The 73-kilometer stretch of the newly widened National Highway 19, which cost a total of ₹Rs 2,447 crore is expected to reduce travel time between the pilgrimage cities on the banks of the Ganges, Prayagraj and Varanasi by one hour.
PM Modi will light a diya to kick off the celebrations of Dev Deepawali, a festival of light celebrated in Kartik (November-December) purnima (full moon), lighting a diya at Raj Ghat in Varanasi, which will be followed by the lighting of 11 lakh diyas on both sides of the Ganges River.
During the visit, the Prime Minister will visit the site of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor Project under construction to review its progress. You will also see the sound and light show at the Sarnath archaeological site, which had been inaugurated by him earlier this month.
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