<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cancelled his scheduled visit to his parliamentary constituency due to heavy rainfall.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We have received a telephonic communique from the Prime Minister's Office regarding cancellation of his visit," Divisional Commissioner R M Srivastava told PTI.<br /><br />It has been raining heavily since last night and the entire DLW ground where the Prime Minister was scheduled to address the public meeting and launch a few projects is heavily waterlogged.<br /><br />Modi, who was visiting Varanasi for the third time after taking over as the PM, was scheduled to inaugurate and launch a host of schemes worth Rs 2000 crore, including nationwide power reforms project - Integrated Power Development Programme (IPDP).<br /><br />He was also scheduled to inaugurate multi-speciality trauma centre at BHU - the biggest in the country constructed at a cost of Rs 165 crore and other development projects in Varanasi town worth Rs 140 crore.<br /><br />Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was scheduled to welcome the Prime Minister at the airport at Babatpur here.<br /><br />Elaborate security arrangements had been made by the UP Police for Modi's visit to his constituency. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cancelled his scheduled visit to his parliamentary constituency due to heavy rainfall.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We have received a telephonic communique from the Prime Minister's Office regarding cancellation of his visit," Divisional Commissioner R M Srivastava told PTI.<br /><br />It has been raining heavily since last night and the entire DLW ground where the Prime Minister was scheduled to address the public meeting and launch a few projects is heavily waterlogged.<br /><br />Modi, who was visiting Varanasi for the third time after taking over as the PM, was scheduled to inaugurate and launch a host of schemes worth Rs 2000 crore, including nationwide power reforms project - Integrated Power Development Programme (IPDP).<br /><br />He was also scheduled to inaugurate multi-speciality trauma centre at BHU - the biggest in the country constructed at a cost of Rs 165 crore and other development projects in Varanasi town worth Rs 140 crore.<br /><br />Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was scheduled to welcome the Prime Minister at the airport at Babatpur here.<br /><br />Elaborate security arrangements had been made by the UP Police for Modi's visit to his constituency. </p>