PM Modi lays foundation of Kalki Dham Temple in UP’s Sambhal District
PM Modi lays foundation of Kalki Dham Temple in UP’s Sambhal District
PM Modi, today, 19 February, laid the foundation stone of the Shri Kalki Dham Temple in Sambhal district.
He was invited by Acharya Pramod Krishnam, Chairperson of Shri Kalki Dham, recently expelled by the Congress party for anti-party remarks, and who is behind the construction of the temple. Earlier he had met PM Modi.
As per statement issued by the PM’s office the inauguration programme commenced at around 10:30am and was attended by many saints, religious leaders and other dignitaries.
Meanwhile, PMModi, who will be on a daylong visit to Uttar Pradesh, will also address the gathering on the occasion.
After this, Following this, he launched as many as 14,500 projects across Uttar Pradesh worth more than ₹10 Lakh crore at the fourth groundbreaking ceremony in Lucknow for investment proposals received during the UP Global Investors Summit 2023 (UPGIS 2023) held in February 2023.
The projects relate to sectors like manufacturing, renewable energy, IT and ITeS, food processing, housing and real estate, hospitality and entertainment, education among others.
According to the PM’s Office, the the programme also saw the attendance by about 5,000 participants, including industrialists, representatives of top global and Indian firms, ambassadors and high commissioners and other distinguished guests. Also present were UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh minister for industry Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi.
Reportedly, under the developmental projects, eight aspirational districts in Uttar Pradesh alone will see implementation of investment proposals of ₹1.57 lakh crore.
The aspirational districts programme was launched by the Prime Minister in January 2018 as part of the government’s efforts to raise the living standards in backward districts. Bahraich, Balrampur, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar and Sonbhadra are the aspirational districts in Uttar Pradesh.
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