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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is proceeding on a two-day official visit to Kolkata on January 11 & 12, 2020. On January 11, the Prime Minister shall dedicate to the Nation four refurbished heritage buildings in Kolkata. They are : the Old Currency Building, the Belvedere House, the Metcalfe House, and the Victoria Memorial Hall. The Union Ministry of Culture has renovated these 4 iconic galleries and refurbished them with new exhibitions while curating the old galleries.
The ministry of Culture under the direction of PM Narendra Modi is developing cultural spaces around iconic buildings in various metro cities in the country. To begin with the cities of Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Varanasi are being taken up under this project.
The Prime Minister shall also participate in the grand Sesquicentenary Celebrations of the Kolkata Port Trust on January 11 & 12, 2020.
PM Modi shall be handing over a Cheque of Rs 501 Crore towards final instalment to meet the deficit of pension fund of retired and existing employees of the Kolkata Port Trust. He shall also be felicitating two oldest pensioners of the Kolkata Port Trust :i Nagina Bhagat, 105, and Naresh Chandra Chakraborty, 100. He shall also launch the Port Anthem during the event. The PM shall also unveil a plaque of 150 years of commemorative installation at the site of original Port Jetties. He shall also inaugurate the upgraded Ship Repair Faciility of Cochin Kolkata Ship Repair Unit at Netaji Subhas Dry Dock.
PM Modi shall inaugurate the Full Rake Handling Facility while dedicating the upgraded Railway Infrastructure of Kolkata Dock System of KoPT for smooth cargo movement and improving turnaround time. He will also launch the Mechanisation of Berth No.3 at Haldia Dock Complex of KoPT and a proposed riverfront development scheme, according to a PIB release.
The Prime Minister shall also inaugurate Kaushal Vikas Kendra and Pritilata Chhatri Avas for 200 Tribal girl students of Sunderbans, a project undertaken by KoPT with Purvanchal Kalyan Ashram, Gosaba, Sunderbans affiliate to Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram.