CM Yogi to welcome PM Narendra Modi in Ayodhya

Ayodhya, December 29, 2023 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on Saturday. During this visit, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for projects totaling Rs 15,700 crore.

PM Modi will flag off six Vande Bharat and two Amrit Bharat trains. Prior to this, he will dedicate the redeveloped Ayodhya Dham Junction Railway Station to the nation. The date of December 30, 2023, will be etched in golden letters in Ayodhya’s history and a new era of development will begin in the city of Lord Shri Ram.

PM to flag off Amrit Bharat trains, Vande Bharat trains and other rail projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the redeveloped Ayodhya Dham Junction Railway Station to the nation. Prime Minister will also flag off six new Vande Bharat Trains. These include Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express; Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express; Coimbatore-Bangalore Vande Bharat Express; Mangalore-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express; Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express and Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express.

Two Amrit Bharat trains will be flagged off — Darbhanga-Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express and Malda Town-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminus (Bengaluru) Amrit Bharat Express.

Other major projects to be inaugurated

• Capacity upgrade of Trishundi Refinery, Amethi, from 11 TMTPA to 60 TMTPA.
• Establishment of 20 MLD CETP for Jajmau Tailory Cluster.
• Development of 30 MLD sewage treatment plant in Pankha, Kanpur.
• Redevelopment of 130 MLD STP and sewage treatment infrastructure facilities in Jajmau zone.
• Jagdishpur-Faizabad section of NH-330A
• Strengthening and upgrading of the Khutar-Lakhimpur section of NH-730
• Four-lane widening of Gosain Ki Bazar Bypass-Varanasi (NH-233)
• Doubling of four sections under the Jaunpur-Ayodhya-Barabanki rail line project.
• Doubling and electrification of the Malhaur-Daliganj railway section.
• Ram Path (from Sahadatganj to Naya Ghat)
• Bhakti Path (from Ayodhya main road to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi via Hanuman Garhi)
• Dharma Path (from NH-27 to Naya Ghat Old Bridge)
• Rajarshi Dashrath Autonomous State Medical College
• NH-27 bypass, 4-lane road till Tedhi Bazaar Shri Ram Janmabhoomi via Mahobra Bazaar.
• Maharishi Arundhati Parking and Commercial Complex (East and West)
• Sahadatganj- Naya Marg Ghat-Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Road.
• Laxman Kunj smart vehicle multi-storey parking in Collectorate.
• Solid Waste Treatment Plant in Gram Sabha-Pikhrauli of Sohawal area.
• Vehicle parking and commercial complex in Amaniganj
• Overhead bridge at Badi Bua railway crossing.
• 4-lane road from Ayodhya-Sultanpur National Highway-330 to the airport.

Foundation stone of new projects

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of new projects, including:

• Widening and strengthening of the Lucknow-Ayodhya section of NH-27
• Widening and strengthening in EPC mode of Ayodhya bypass on NH-27.
• Greenfield Township Project
• Vashishtha Kunj Residential Project
• Municipal Corporation and Development Authority Office Building
• CIPET Centre
• New concrete ghats between Guptar Ghat and Rajghat and rehabilitation of pre-built ghats;
• Visitor gallery at Ram ki Paidi
• Strengthening and renovation of the pilgrim path from Ram Ki Paidi to Raj Ghat and Raj Ghat to Ram Mandir.