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Last Updated: December 17, 2023, 07:55 IST
At around 11:15 am, PM Modi will inaugurate the Surat Diamond Bourse (PTI File)
From Surat, PM Modi is set to travel to Varanasi, where at around 3:30 pm, he will participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra
PM Modi News Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Gujarat on Sunday where he will inaugurate the new integrated terminal building at Surat airport and Surat Diamond Bourse. From Surat, he is scheduled to reach Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh for a two-day visit.
In Varanasi, PM Modi is set to participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra and inaugurate Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at Namo Ghat.
PM Modi’s Gujarat Schedule
At around 10:45 am today, the Prime Minister is set to inaugurate the new integrated terminal building at Surat Airport. The gateway to Surat City, the new building has been designed with its local culture and heritage, ensuring that the essence should reflect both in interior and exterior, creating a sense of place for the visitors.
The Terminal building is equipped to handle 1200 Domestic passengers and 600 International passengers during peak hours and has provision for further increasing the peak hour capacity to 3000 passengers with annual handling capacity increasing to 55 lakh passengers.
The façade of the upgraded terminal building aims to enrich the passenger experience with the rich and traditional woodwork of the old houses of the ‘Rander’ region of Surat City.
The GRIHA IV compliant airport terminal is also equipped with various sustainability features like Double Insulated Roofing System, Canopies for energy saving, Low Heat Gain Double Glazing Unit, Rain Water Harvesting, water treatment plant, Sewage treatment plant and use of recycled water for landscaping and solar power plant among others.
Following this, at around 11:15 am, PM Modi will inaugurate the Surat Diamond Bourse, which is the world’s largest centre for the international diamond and jewellery business.
Diamond Bourse aims to be a global centre for trading both rough and polished diamonds as well as jewellery. The bourse will comprise a state-of-the-art ‘Customs Clearance House’ for Import – Export; a jewellery mall for retail jewellery business and a facility for international banking and safe vaults.
PM Modi’s Varanasi Schedule
From Surat, PM Modi is set to travel to Varanasi, where at around 3:30 pm, he will participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at Cutting Memorial School ground there.
Prime Minister will interact with the beneficiaries of various government schemes such as PM Awas, PM SWANidhi, and PM Ujjwala among others during the occasion.
Following this, at around 5:15 pm, the Prime Minster will inaugurate Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at Namo Ghat. On the occasion, PM Modi will also flag off the Kanyakumari – Varanasi Tamil Sangamam train.
On Monday, at around 10:45 am, the Prime Minister will visit Swarved Mahamandir, which will be followed by its inauguration in a public function at around 11:30 am.
At around 1:00 pm, PM Modi will participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra. Thereafter, in a public function, at around 2:15 pm the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,150 crores.
