Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Shrinathji temple in Nathdwara, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, on Wednesday.
As the Prime Minister bowed, eighteen Brahmin students and a few priests recited Vedic mantras. Modi later gave ‘prasad’ to the Brahmins as ‘Dakshina’ at the temple’s Lalan Chowk.
Temple authorities also congratulated the Prime Minister and presented him with a turban and prasad.
Later, the PM will launch the development projects worth Rs 5,500 cr in Rajasthan.
The PMO office said that the focus of the projects to be launched by the prime minister will be on bolstering infrastructure and connectivity in the region, adding road and railway works will facilitate the movement of goods and services, boosting trade and commerce and improving the socioeconomic conditions of the people in the region.
Among the projects, Modi will lay the foundation stones for road construction projects for upgradation to two-lane in Rajsamand and Udaipur, as well as the reconstruction of the Udaipur railway station.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the gauge conversion project as well as the construction of a new line from Nathdwara to Nathdwara town in Rajsamand.
PM Modi will dedicate three national highway projects: the 114-km long six-lane Udaipur to Shamlaji section of NH-48, the 110-km long widening and strengthening to 4 lanes with paved shoulder of Bar-Bilara-Jodhpur Section of NH-25, and 47 km long two lanes with paved shoulder section of NH 58E.
The prime minister will also pay a visit to the Shantivan complex of Brahma Kumaris, a religious organization.
According to PMO, the prime minister has placed a specific emphasis on promoting spiritual rejuvenation throughout the country.
The PMO further said, “He will lay the foundation stone of a super specialty charitable global hospital, the second phase of Shivmani old age home, and an extension of the nursing college”.
(With input from PTI)
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