Overview
- Modi, who led a roughly 14‑km roadshow to Kashi Vishwanath on Wednesday, drew large crowds as supporters lined the route with chants and flower showers.
- He inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 163 works worth over ₹6,330 crore, including a 500‑bed multi‑super speciality hospital and a 100‑bed critical care block for Kashi.
- Two Amrit Bharat trains were flagged off to boost long‑distance links, with new services on the Kashi–Pune and Ayodhya–Mumbai routes reported by event organizers.
- Hindustan Times reported that later the same day he inaugurated the 594‑km Ganga Expressway in Hardoi, a six‑lane corridor expandable to eight that spans 12 Uttar Pradesh districts at about ₹36,230 crore.
- Officials say the expressway is designed to cut Meerut–Prayagraj travel to about six hours, add an emergency landing strip in Shahjahanpur, and support new logistics zones, which could speed trips for families, lower transport costs for farmers, and draw investment into towns along the route.