Union Cabinet approves Rs 2,642-cr Varanasi-DDU multi-tracking project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Union Cabinet has approved the Varanasi-Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) multi-tracking project costing Rs 2,642 crore. Key features include a new rail-cum-road bridge over the Ganga river and additional railway lines to ease congestion, boost capacity, and support regional socio-economic growth.