In Varanasi, PM Modi to lay foundation stone of international cricket stadium today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday lay the foundation stone of an international cricket stadium in Varanasi.
In his parliamentary constituency, the Prime Minister will also address a rally of women supporters and will speak about the women’s reservation bill passed by Parliament.
According to news agency PTI, PM Modi will also inaugurate 16 newly constructed Atal Residential Schools in the city, where he will reach by air at 1.30 pm.
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s visit, Varanasi Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma on Friday told PTI, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the cricket stadium in Ganjari. He will then address a rally of over 5,000 women at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023.”
The prime minister will then reach the Rudraksh Centre where he will inaugurate 16 newly constructed Atal Residential Schools, Sharma said.
BCCI President Roger Binny, its Vice President Rajiv Shukla and Secretary Jay Shah will attend the event. This will be Uttar Pradesh’s third international cricket stadium after Kanpur and Lucknow.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VARANASI’s INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM
Varanasi’s international cricket stadium will be built on Rs 121 crore land.
An approximate Rs 330 crore will be spent on the construction of the cricket stadium, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a press statement.
The stadium will accommodate nearly 30,000 people at a time.
The roof covers will be crescent-shaped, floodlights shaped like a trident, patterns resembling bel leaves, and one of the structures shaped like a ‘damru’.
The design of the international cricket stadium in Varanasi will depict the “essence of Kashi”, the press statement read.
The spectators’ gallery of the stadium will resemble the steps of the ghats of Varanasi.
Situated near the Ring Road in the Rajatalab area, it is likely to be ready by December 2025, the press statement read.