On December 13, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi. This project was a long pending dream of PM for creating an easily accessible pathway between Kashi Vishwanath Temple and banks of the River Ganga.
PM opened Kashi Vishwanath Corridor
PM had laid the foundation stone for the project on March 8, 2019. The project is spread across 5 lakh square feet area, comprising of more than 40 ancient temples restored and beautified. Under the project, 23 new buildings were constructed for providing diverse facilities to the devotees.
The Kashi corridor also spread the message of environmental protection. The corridor has been adorned by Rudraksh, Parijat, Bael, Amla and Ashok trees. Special arrangements have been made to plant trees across the temple premises and mandir chowk.
