VARANASI, July 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a total of 53 development projects worth Rs.2,248 crore during his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on August 2, Kashi region BJP president Dilip Patel said.

Of the total, foundation laying of 38 projects worth Rs.1,618 crore is planned, while 15 projects worth Rs.630 crore are scheduled for inauguration, Patel added.

Patel informed that the Prime Minister's visited his parliamentary constituency 50 times. He said that each visit of Modi to Varanasi has contributed to the city's development.

Kashi region BJP spokesperson Navratan Rathi said that Patel has instructed party workers to ensure a high turnout at the PM's public...