PM Modi to inaugurate terminal building at Surat Airport; Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday is all set to visit Surat and Varanasi. He will be inaugurating the new integrated terminal building in the Gujarat city at around 10.45 am and also the Surat Diamond Bourse at around 11.15 am.

Post his agenda in Surat, PM Modi will visit Varanasi to participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at around 3:30 pm.

The Prime Minister is also going to inaugurate Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at Namo Ghat at 5.15 pm.



As per an official release, the terminal building in Surat is equipped to handle as many as 1,200 domestic passengers and 600 international passengers during peak hours. It also boasts to have provisions for further boost the peak hour capacity to 3,000 passengers and has an annual handling capacity increasing to 55 lakh passengers.

Being the gateway to Surat city, the terminal building 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 release from the PMO also stated that 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.

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 will also inaugurate the Surat Diamond Bourse. It will be the world's largest and most modern centre for international diamond and jewellery businesses. It will be a global centre for trading both rough and polished diamonds as well as jewellery.

Bourse will comprise a state-of-the art 'Customs Clearance House' for Import-Export; a jewellery mall for retail jewellery businesses; and a facility for international banking and safe vaults, the release said.

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.

(With inputs from ANI)