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PM Modi to visit Karnataka and Gujarat on November 13-14

The Prime Minister will launch development projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore in Bengaluru and visit the Ambaji Temple in Gujarat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Gujarat on November 13 and 14 to inaugurate development projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore and visit a temple, according to an official press release.

On November 13 in Bengaluru, the Prime Minister will participate in the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram, the headquarters of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA). He will address the gathering, lay the foundation stone for a Golden Jubilee Administrative Block, and launch the S-VYASA Off-Campus in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to flag off a metro ride from Tavarekere to IIM Bangalore metro station and dedicate various projects in Bengaluru. These include the Pink Line of the Bengaluru Metro, costing approximately Rs 3,470 crore, and several renewable energy transmission schemes. Other projects include India’s largest underground LPG storage cavern in Mangaluru and the dedication of four redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

On November 14, the Prime Minister will travel to the Banaskantha district in Gujarat to perform darshan and pooja at the Ambaji Temple. The visit to the Ambaji Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, coincides with the Labh Pancham Festival. According to The New Indian Express, the Prime Minister is expected to arrive in Ahmedabad on November 13 and travel to the temple complex by helicopter the following morning.

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