KUSHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of various development projects in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar. Among the various projects, Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Rajkiya Medical College in Kushinagar which will be built at a cost of over Indian Rs 280 crore.

As per an official release, the medical college will be a 500-bed hospital and provide admissions to 100 students in the MBBS course in academic session 2022-2023.

Prime Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 12 other development projects worth over Rs 180 crore.

Earlier today, he inaugurated Kushinagar International Airport and also presided over an event organized to mark Abhidhamma Day in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar.

“The airport in Kushinagar fulfils a long-standing dream of the people of this great land, which is closely associated with Lord Buddha. Congratulations to the people of Kushinagar and surrounding areas,” PM Modi tweeted. (ANI)

The airport in Kushinagar fulfils a long-standing dream of the people of this great land, which is closely associated with Lord Buddha.

Congratulations to the people of Kushinagar and surrounding areas. pic.twitter.com/thBlFYld88

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 20, 2021