Bengaluru represents the 'Start-up' spirit, says PM Modi — Highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the 108-feet bronze statue of the city's founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda. He inaugurated Terminal 2 of the International Airport in Bengaluru, built at a cost of around Rs 5,000 crore. Modi flagged off south India's first 'Vande Bharat Express' between Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru. Modi paid floral tributes to the statues of saint poet Kanaka Dasa (on account of Kanaka Jayanti, his birth anniversary) and Maharshi Valmiki at the Vidhana Soudha premises. He left for Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station here, where he flagged off the Mysuru-Chennai Vande Bharat Express. At the same venue, Modi also flagged off the 'Bharat Gaurav Kashi Yatra' train.

# Connectivity will play a crucial role in India's development. Creating air connectivity and new airports is the need of the hour. A new terminal at Bengaluru airport will increase facilities. To achieve the growth we need to develop physical and social infrastructure: PM Modi

# Bengaluru represents the 'Start-up' spirit. Across the world, India is known for its start-ups. Karnataka is also getting benefitted from the investment happening in the country: PM Modi

# Today, Karnataka got its first Vande Bharat Express train. Along with that, a new terminal at Bengaluru airport was inaugurated which was the requirement of the people of Bengaluru: PM Modi

# PM Modi unveils 'Statue of Prosperity', the 108-feet bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, in Bengaluru.

# PM Modi inaugurates Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.

# PM Modi flagged off Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshana Train in Bengaluru. He also flagged off South India's first Vande Bharat Express at KSR railway station in Bengaluru.

# PM Modi pays floral tributes to the statues of saint poet Kanakadasa and Maharshi Valmiki at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru.

# PM Modi to visit Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana on November 11-12. He will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 25,000 crore, including the inauguration of Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and flag off Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express.

# PM Modi to visit Andhra Pradesh, Telangana on November 12.

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