Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Monday inaugurate two national highways constructed at a cost of Rs 1,571.95 crore in Varanasi, the government said. The Prime Minister will also launch inland waterways terminal on river Ganga. "Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation, two important national highways in Varanasi, having a total length of 34 kilometres and constructed at a cost of Rs 1,571.95 crore on Monday, the 12th of November, 2018," Ministry of Road Transpsort and Highways said in a statement Tuesday.

The 16.55 km Varanasi Ring Road Phase-I has been completed at a cost of Rs 759.36 crore, while the work of four-laning and construction of 17.25 km Babatput-Varanasi road on NH-56 has cost Rs 812.59 crore. The PM will be accompanied by UP Governor Ram Naik, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, it said adding, the function will be held in the afternoon at Ring Road Tiraha, Hardua, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. "The 16.55 km Varanasi Ring Road Phase-I has been completed at a cost of Rs 759.36 crore, while the work of four-laning and construction of 17.25 km Babatput-Varanasi road on NH-56 has cost Rs 812.59 crore," the statement said.