Modi to visit Varanasi today, will flag off Mahamana Express, 17 projects

The train, on its inaugural service, will be run as a special train departing from Vadodara today and reaching Varanasi tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Friday for a two-day visit during which he will inaugurate several projects covering sectors like infrastructure, railways, financial inclusion and sanitation.

Among the highlights will be the flagging off of the Mahamana Express train, which will connect Varanasi with Surat and Vadodara in Gujarat.

The Prime Minister said in a series of tweets:

Tomorrow I begin my Varanasi visit, during which various development works will be launched. https://t.co/RaV4lpUhi7

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 21, 2017