New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to embark on a two-day visit to Karnataka on Monday (June 20, 2022). The prime minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple rail and road infrastructure projects worth over Rs 27,000 crore. PM Modi will dedicate India’s first air-conditioned railway station in Bengaluru during his visit. He will also launch 150 Technology Hubs, and attend 8th International Yoga Day celebrations in Mysuru.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister`s Office, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Bengaluru Cantt. and Yesvantpur Junction railway station to be developed at a cost of around Rs 500 crore and Rs 375 crore respectively.
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- At around 12:30 pm on Monday, the Prime Minister will visit the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, where he will inaugurate the Centre for Brain Research (CBR) and will lay the foundation stone of Bagchi-Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital.
- At around 1:45 pm, he will visit Dr BR Ambedkar School of Economics (BASE), Bengaluru, where he will inaugurate the new campus of BASE University and unveil the statue of Dr BR Ambedkar. He will also dedicate to the Nation 150 `Technology Hubs` that have been developed by transforming Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Karnataka.
- At around 2:45 pm, PM Modi will reach Kommaghatta in Bengaluru, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple rail and road infrastructure projects worth over Rs 27000 crore.
- At around 5:30 pm, the Prime Minister will attend a public function at Maharaja`s College Ground in Mysuru where he will lay the foundation stone of the Coaching terminal at Naganahalli Railway Station that will be developed at a cost of over Rs 480 crore.
- At around 7 pm, he will visit Sri Suttur Math in Mysuru and at around 7:45 pm, PM Modi will be visiting Sri Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysuru.
First day of PM Modi’s Karnataka visit
PM Modi will also lay the Foundation Stone for 832 bedded Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital. The Hospital will be developed in the campus of IISc Bengaluru and will help integrate science, engineering and medicine at the prestigious institute.
In a step toward enhancing mobility and boosting connectivity in Bengaluru, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the Bengaluru Suburban rail project (BSRP), which will connect Bengaluru city with its suburbs and satellite townships. The project, which is to be built at a cost of over Rs 15,700 crore, envisages 4 corridors with a total route length of over 148 Kms.
During the programme, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the Nation, India`s first Air Conditioned Railway Station - Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Station at Baiyappanahalli, which is developed on the lines of a modern airport at a total cost of around Rs 315 crore.
He will also lay the foundation stone of two sections of the Bengaluru Ring Road project. The project to be developed at a cost of more than Rs 2280 crore will help reduce traffic congestion in the city.
The Coaching terminal will also have a MEMU shed and will decongest the existing Mysuru Yard, facilitating the running of more MEMU train services and long-distance trains from Mysuru, improving both connectivity and tourism potential of the region. This will benefit the daily commuters as well as those travelling to long-distance destinations.
During the programme, the Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation the `Centre of Excellence for persons with communication disorders` at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH). It is equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities for the diagnosis, assessment and rehabilitation of persons with communication disorders.
Second day of PM Modi’s Karnataka visit
On June 21, on the occasion of the eighth International Day of Yoga (IDY), PM Modi will participate along with thousands of participants in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at Mysore Palace ground in Mysuru at 6:30 am.
Integrating the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav with celebrations of the 8th IDY, Mass Yoga demonstrations will also be organised at 75 iconic locations across the country under the leadership of 75 Union Ministers, along with the Yoga Demonstration by the Prime Minister at Mysore.
The Yoga demonstrations will also be held by various educational, social, political, cultural, religious, corporate and other civil society organisations and will be attended by crores of people across the country. Prime Minister`s Yoga programme at Mysuru is also part of the novel programme `Guardian Yoga Ring` which is a collaborative exercise between 79 countries and United Nations organisations along with Indian Missions abroad to illustrate Yoga`s unifying power that surpasses National boundaries.
As the sun apparently moves from the east to the west across the world, the Mass Yoga Demonstrations in the participating countries, if seen from any one point on Earth, will seem to be happening one after the other, almost in tandem, thus underlining the concept of `One Sun, One earth`. This innovative programme will be telecast live on DD India starting from 3 AM IST (telecast from Fiji) till 10 pm IST (telecast from San Francisco USA) on June 21.
(With agency inputs)
