Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a slew of infrastructure projects and unveil the statute of Adi Shankaracharya at Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on Friday. Modi will also address a public rally at the temple town.
The projects which the prime minister will inaugurate include Saraswati Retaining Wall Aasthapath and Ghats, Mandakini Retaining Wall Aasthapath, Tirth Purohit Houses and Garud Chatti bridge on river Mandakini, the Culture Ministry said in a statement.
“The prime minister will also lay the foundation stone for multiple projects worth over Rs 180 crore, including the redevelopment of Sangam Ghat, First Aid and Tourist Facilitation Centre, Admin Office and Hospital, two Guest Houses, Police Station, Command & Control Centre, Mandakini Aasthapath Queue Management and Rainshelter and Saraswati Civic Amenity Building,” the statement said.
The reconstruction work at Kedarnath which was badly hit by the 2013 floods began in 2014.
“The entire reconstruction work has been undertaken under the personal guidance of the Prime Minister, who has constantly reviewed and monitored the progress of the project and given his vision for the re-development works there,” the ministry said.
