Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited his constituency Varanasi to inaugurate six-lane Prayagraj-Varanasi project, dedicating it to the nation. 

While inaugurating the project widening the Handia (Prayagraj)-Rajatalab (Varanasi) section of National Highway 19 on the occasion of Dev Deepavali and Guru Nanak Jayanti, Modi said that the said project is to benefit both - Prayagraj and Varanasi.

Connecting the development project to religious relevance, the PM said that "the widening of this highway has made it easier to travel between Kashi and Prayagraj. The problems faced by Kanwariyas during the Kanwar Yatra will be over with this project. Its benefits will also be available during "Kumbh," he said.

"Along with (the) beautification of Kashi in past years, we can now witness the benefit of work done on connectivity here. New highways, flyovers, widening of roads to reduce traffic jams, several such works are now underway in and around Varanasi," PM added. 

He announced that this development is unprecedented in independent India, and that infrastructure development in Uttar Pradesh has been on the rise since Yogi Adityanath assumed responsibility of Chief Minister