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Multimodal transport to start in PM's constituency

More than 200 million tourists visited Uttar Pradesh from 2011 to 2015

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Varanasi is one of the 13 cities identified for development under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive. Photo: Reuters

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
The government’s plan to integrate various modes of transport will start being executed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, Varanasi. The country’s first multi-modal hub with rail-road connectivity will be in the city.
 
The hub would be a pilot for other 50-60 projects planned by the central government, said officials.
 
To begin with, the thrust will be on connecting the bus terminal with the railway station to provide a seamless transportation facility to travellers.
 
According to officials, a study was initiated in Varanasi to ascertain the traffic and its origin and it found that most of it