Prayagraj, 13 December
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Sangam Nose in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and performed pooja and darshan at the Sangam. On this occasion, the Prime Minister also took a boat ride in the Sangam River, accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and UP Governor Anandiben Patel. It may be mentioned that Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate several development projects worth around Rs 5,500 crore at Prayagraj and various projects for Mahakumbha 2025. It will include various rail and road projects like 10 new road over bridges (RoBs) or flyovers, permanent ghats and riverside roads to boost infrastructure and provide seamless connectivity in Prayagraj.
In line with his commitment to a clean and pure Ganga, the Prime Minister is also to undertake projects of interception, tapping, diversion and treatment of small drains leading to the river Ganga, which will ensure zero discharge of untreated water into the river. ANI