PM Modi will be in Gujarat today, to inaugurate the new integrated terminal building at the Surat Airport and also the Surat Diamond Bourse; the Prime Minister will then visit Varanasi.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an extremely busy political leader and is always on the move, trying to personally supervise all sorts of events and campaigns. Recently, the Prime Minister attended the swearing-in ceremonies of the Rajasthan CM and the Chhattisgarh CM. Now, today, PM Modi is visiting Gujarat and Varanasi; and is inaugurating the new integrated terminal building at the Surat Airport and the Surat Diamond Bourse and will then head to Varanasi to participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra. The video of the Prime Minister inaugurating the Surat Diamond Bourse is being circulated online.
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PM Modi Inaugurates Surat Diamond Bourse
As mentioned earlier, PM Modi has inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse in Gujarat. The Surat Diamond Bourse will be the world’s largest and modern centre for international diamond and jewellery business. It will be a global centre for trading both rough and polished diamonds as well as jewellery. The bourse will comprise a state-of-the-art ‘Customs Clearance House’ for Import – Export, a jewellery mall for retail jewellery business and a facility for International Banking and Safe Vaults.
Taking a look at his plan, PM Modi has visited Surat in Gujarat for the inauguration of two projects. On Sunday, at around 10:45 AM, the Prime Minister inaugurated the new integrated terminal building at Surat Airport. Following this, at around 11:15 AM, the Prime Minister has inaugurate the Surat Diamond Bourse, a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office said.
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About Integrated Terminal Building, Surat Airport
PM Modi has inaugurated the new integrated terminal building at Surat Airport. The terminal building is equipped to handle 1200 domestic passengers and 600 international passengers during peak hours and has provisions for further increasing the peak hour capacity to 3000 passengers, with the annual handling capacity increasing to 55 lakh passengers, the release said.
The terminal building, as it is the gateway to Surat City, has been designed with its local culture and heritage, ensuring that the essence should reflect both in interior and exterior, creating a sense of place for the visitors. The facade of the upgraded terminal building aims to enrich the passenger experience with the rich and traditional woodwork of the old houses of the ‘Rander’ region of Surat City, the release stated.
The GRIHA IV compliant, new terminal building of the airport is equipped with various sustainability features like a double-insulated roofing system, canopies for energy savings, a low heat gain double-glazing unit, rainwater harvesting, water treatment plant, sewage treatment plant, the use of recycled water for landscaping and solar power plant, among others.
PM Modi’s Varanasi Visit
Apart from Gujarat, PM Modi will also be going to Varanasi. In Varanasi, the Prime Minister will participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at the Cutting Memorial School grounds in Varanasi. There, the Prime Minister will interact with the beneficiaries of various government schemes, such as PM Awas, PM SWANidhi, PM Ujjwala among others.
In line with his vision of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, the Prime Minister will inaugurate Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at Namo Ghat. On the occasion, PM Modi will also flag off the Kanyakumari-Varanasi Tamil Sangamam train, the release said. On Monday, at around 10:45 AM, the Prime Minister will visit Swarved Mahamandir, which will be followed by its inauguration in a public function at around 11:30 AM.
At around 1 PM, PM Modi will participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra. Thereafter, in a public function, at around 2:15 PM, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,150 crores.
