VARANASI, April 29 -- : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 163 development projects worth over Rs.6,330 crore

in Varanasi, on Tuesday said the occasion celebrated both Nari Shakti and development.

He noted that projects covering every type of development in Varanasi had been inaugurated, along with works enhancing connectivity between Kashi and Ayodhya.

Two Amrit Bharat trains, from Kashi to Pune and Ayodhya to Mumbai, were flagged off, providing modern connectivity options for people across Maharashtra to reach these holy cities.

"This will further improve connectivity between UP and Maharashtra, giving people another modern option to reach Ayodhya Dham and Kashi Vishwanath Dham," Modi sai...