 "Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. He also laid the foundations of projects to promote religious tourism Photo: PTI")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth Rs 32,500 crore in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
The projects included foundation-laying of the Regional Rail Transport System (RRTS) that would connect Delhi and Meerut via Ghaziabad, inauguration of a new civil terminal building at the Hindon airport, and an extension of the Delhi Metro's Red Line.
“The RRTS is being built for more than Rs 30,000 crore. Once the work is completed on the RRTS, the distance between Delhi and Meerut could be covered in just one hour,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Modi, while
