<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi today and launch a scheme aimed at strengthening power transmission in urban areas.<br /><br /><br /></p>.<p>Officials said Modi will first visit Jharkhand and lay the foundation stone of an agriculture research centre in Barhi area of Hazaribagh district.<br /><br />Modi will visit Varanasi in the afternoon and launch the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), a programme of the power ministry aimed at strengthening transmission and distribution networks in the urban areas.<br /><br />IPDS is part of a ministry initiative to supply uninterrupted power to the people, officials said.<br /><br />They said that IPDS was announced in the 2014-15 budget and aims at strengthening the sub-transmission network, metering, information technology application and customer care services.<br /><br />The central government was committed to provide budgetary support of Rs.45,800 crore for IPDS, they said.<br /><br />An amount of Rs 1,067 crore has been sanctioned under IPDS for Uttar Pradesh of which Rs 572 crore is for Varanasi.<br /><br />The project envisages converting overhead lines into underground cables in the areas around the temples and ghats in Varanasi city.<br /><br />The scheme includes upgrading electrical assets at sub-centres, capacity enhancement and renewal of the old sub-stations.<br /><br />It also includes installing roof-top solar panels in government buildings.<br /><br />During his visit to Varanasi, Modi will review the progress of work on four-laning the ring road in the city and will also inaugurate a trauma centre at Banaras Hindu University. He will also address a public rally.<br /></p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi today and launch a scheme aimed at strengthening power transmission in urban areas.<br /><br /><br /></p>.<p>Officials said Modi will first visit Jharkhand and lay the foundation stone of an agriculture research centre in Barhi area of Hazaribagh district.<br /><br />Modi will visit Varanasi in the afternoon and launch the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), a programme of the power ministry aimed at strengthening transmission and distribution networks in the urban areas.<br /><br />IPDS is part of a ministry initiative to supply uninterrupted power to the people, officials said.<br /><br />They said that IPDS was announced in the 2014-15 budget and aims at strengthening the sub-transmission network, metering, information technology application and customer care services.<br /><br />The central government was committed to provide budgetary support of Rs.45,800 crore for IPDS, they said.<br /><br />An amount of Rs 1,067 crore has been sanctioned under IPDS for Uttar Pradesh of which Rs 572 crore is for Varanasi.<br /><br />The project envisages converting overhead lines into underground cables in the areas around the temples and ghats in Varanasi city.<br /><br />The scheme includes upgrading electrical assets at sub-centres, capacity enhancement and renewal of the old sub-stations.<br /><br />It also includes installing roof-top solar panels in government buildings.<br /><br />During his visit to Varanasi, Modi will review the progress of work on four-laning the ring road in the city and will also inaugurate a trauma centre at Banaras Hindu University. He will also address a public rally.<br /></p>