Varanasi, Sept. 24 -- Projects worth Rs.78.26 crore for sewer and drinking water infrastructure, road construction and mini tube wells have been launched in Bhelupur Ward (Ward No. 51) of the Cantt Assembly constituency, with Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari performing the groundbreaking ceremony for the projects.

The ceremony was held at Ramlila Maidan, Gandhi Chowk (Khojwan Bazaar), in the presence of Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari and Cantt MLA Saurabh Srivastava.

A major project worth Rs.72.71 crore includes laying a 17-kilometre-long sewer and drinking water line in the Bhelupur area along with household connections. Other development projects worth Rs.4.55 crore for road construction and Rs.1 crore for mini tube wells and reboring have also bee...