Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Karnataka on Monday for a two-day visit to lay the foundation for central rail and road infrastructure projects costing over Rs 27,000 crore.
PM Modi used Twitter to say, “I’m flying to Karnataka, where I’ll be attending events in Bengaluru and Mysuru. The first event will occur at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, where a Center for Brain Research will be established. The Bagchi-Parthasarathy Multispecialty Hospital’s foundation stone will be placed.”
The Centre is being built as a one-of-a-kind research institution, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). It will concentrate on critical research to deliver evidence-based public health strategies to address age-related brain illnesses.
The 832-bed hospital will be built on the IISc Bengaluru campus and assist the premier institution in merging science, engineering, and medicine.
“I’ll be visiting the Dr. BR Ambedkar School of Economics (BASE) in Bengaluru this afternoon to dedicate a new BASE University campus and unveil a monument of Dr. BR Ambedkar. A total of 150 tech centres would be devoted to the country. These have been created via the transformation of ITIs, “he said.
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The ‘Technology Hubs’ were created by revamping Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across Karnataka at the cost of over 4600 crores, with several industrial partners on board.
Its goal is to develop a trained workforce to meet the demands of Industry 4.0. These Technology Hubs will offer high-skill training in cutting-edge technology and increase job and entrepreneurial options for ITI graduates via their different creative courses.
The Prime Minister remarked at a Bengaluru event that development projects costing over 27,000 crores would either be inaugurated or have their foundation stones laid. These projects will benefit residents in Bengaluru and the surrounding regions by improving their ‘Ease of Living.’
“I’ll be at Mysuru about 5.30 p.m., where significant development projects will either be inaugurated or have their foundation stones placed. In addition, I will be participating in a program at the Suttur Math. The Yoga Day event will also take place in Mysuru tomorrow morning “PM Modi stated.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP), which will link Bengaluru city with its suburbs and satellite townships to improve its transportation and connectivity. The project, estimated to cost over 15,700 crores, would consist of four corridors with a total length of approximately 148 kilometres.
The Prime Minister will also lay the groundwork for rebuilding the Bengaluru Cantt and Yesvantpur Junction railway stations, which would cost roughly 500 crores and 375 crores, respectively.
PM Modi will arrive at Bengaluru’s Kommaghatta district, laying the foundation stone for several rail and road infrastructure projects costing over Rs 27,000 crore.
He will attend a public celebration at Mysuru’s Maharaja’s College Ground, laying the foundation stone for the Naganahalli Railway Station Coaching Terminal, which would cost over 480 crores.
During the event, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation India’s first air-conditioned railway station, the Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Station in Baiyappanahalli, which was built on the model of a contemporary airport at the cost of over 315 crores.
In addition, he will lay the cornerstone for two parts of the Bengaluru Ring Road project. The project, which would cost more than Rs 2,280 crore, will assist in alleviating traffic congestion in the city.
The Coaching terminal will also include a MEMU shed, which will help decongest the present Mysuru Yard, allowing additional MEMU train services and long-distance trains to depart from Mysuru, thereby enhancing the region’s connectivity and tourist potential. This would be beneficial to both everyday commuters and those travelling to long-distance locations.
The Prime Minister will also dedicate the ‘Centre of Excellence for Persons with Communication Disorders’ at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing to the country during the occasion (AIISH). It has cutting-edge labs and equipment for diagnosing, evaluating, and rehabilitating people with communication problems.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at Mysore Palace Ground in Mysuru to commemorate the seventh International Day of Yoga (IDY).
Along with the Prime Minister’s Yoga Demonstration in Mysore, the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav will be combined with the ninth IDY festivities. Mass Yoga demonstrations will be held at 75 prominent places throughout the nation under the guidance of 75 Union Ministers.
Various educational, social, political, cultural, religious, business, and other civil society organizations will also have Yoga demonstrations, which millions around the nation will attend.
The Prime Minister’s Yoga program in Mysuru is also a part of the unique ‘Guardian Yoga Ring,’ which is a joint effort with 79 nations, UN organisations, and Indian Missions worldwide to demonstrate Yoga’s uniting force that transcends national borders.
The Mass Yoga Demonstrations in the participating nations will seem to be occurring one after the other, almost in unison, as the sun appears to travel from east to west around the globe, underscoring the theme of ‘One Sun, One Earth’.
Every year on June 21, the International Day of Yoga (IDY) has been observed across the globe since 2015.
“Yoga for Humanity” is this year’s Yoga Day topic. The subject depicts how Yoga helped mankind during the Covid Pandemic by easing misery.
