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PM Modi launches projects worth over Rs 550 crore in Varanasi

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Published : Sep 18, 2018, 12:15 pm IST
Updated : Sep 18, 2018, 12:15 pm IST

Projects inaugurated include Integrated Power Development Scheme for Puraani Kashi and Atal Incubation Centre at BHU.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched various development projects worth over Rs 550 crore in his Lok Sabha constituency.

The projects inaugurated include Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for Puraani Kashi and Atal Incubation Centre at Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

Among the projects for which the foundation stones were laid was the Regional Ophthalmology Centre at BHU.

Modi later addressed a gathering, starting his speech in local dialect, and chanting "Har, Har, Mahadev". 

Tags: narendra modi, atal incubation centre, power development scheme, bhu
Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi

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