New Delhi, 26 April (H.S.): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on April 28 and 29 to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for development projects worth about ₹6,350 crore and to formally open the Ganga Expressway. The multi‑day tour will also include a women’s convention in Varanasi and a visit to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

April 28: Women’s convention and infrastructure launch

On April 28, the Prime Minister is expected to reach Varanasi by around 5 pm, where he will attend a women’s convention and address a public gathering.

On this occasion, he will inaugurate around 48 projects worth over ₹1,050 crore, including road‑widening works, rail over‑bridges and sewage treatment plants.

He will also lay foundation stones for more than 112 projects valued at around ₹5,300 crore. These include water‑ supply and sewerage schemes, a 500‑bed multi‑specialty hospital, tourism‑development initiatives, ghats’ redevelopment, and various administrative‑infrastructure projects.

Later that day, the Prime Minister will flag off two new “Amrit Bharat Express” trains—the Varanasi–Pune Amrit Bharat Express and the Ayodhya–Mumbai Amrit Bharat Express—highlighting the government’s push for faster, high‑frequency rail connectivity.

April 29: Ganga Expressway inauguration and temple visit

On April 29, the tour will begin with the Prime Minister offering prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. Later, he will travel to Hardoi district, where he will inaugurate the Ganga Expressway—a 594‑kilometre access‑controlled corridor stretching from Meerut to Prayagraj (Allahabad).

The expressway is expected to slash travel time between the two cities from 10–12 hours to about 6 hours, linking 12 districts and creating a high‑speed transport backbone for the state. A key strategic feature is a 3.5‑kilometre emergency airstrip near Shahjahanpur, which has defence and emergency‑response significance.

The project is projected to boost industrial investment, agricultural incomes, logistics efficiency and employment, and is being presented as a cornerstone of Uttar Pradesh’s infrastructure and economic‑development agenda.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar