Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a host of development projects worth more than Rs 6,100 crore in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. This included several airport projects as well as development initiatives in the city. These development initiatives will significantly benefit the citizens in the future, "especially our yuva shakti", the Prime Minister said. 

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PM Modi also highlighted that his government remains committed to building infrastructure in the country. 

Blessings of 'Nari Shakti' inspire me to keep working for Viksit Bharat, says PM Narendra Modi

PM Modi highlighted that India’s airports and its magnificent buildings with amazing facilities are a topic of discussion all over the world. "In 2014, there were only 70 airports... Today, there are more than 150 airports along with the renovation work of the old airports... Last year, the construction of new facilities was completed at more than a dozen airports in the country which include Aligarh, Moradabad, Shravasti and Chitrakoot airports," the PM said.

The PM also said that it is his government’s constant endeavor to make Kashi and Purvanchal a major center of trade and business.

“Our Kashi is now becoming a very big center for sports," he said, highlighting the potential of young players of the city. 

“Our Kashi is a multi-hued cultural city, with the holy Jyotirlinga of Lord Shankar, a Moksha Tirtha like Manikarnika and also a place of knowledge like Sarnath," the PM said.

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