Varanasi, March 17 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, on March 24 to inaugurate the 'World TB Day summit' at Rudraksh International Convention Centre.

Sharma said that the PM will lay the foundation stone of the country's first urban transport ropeway in Kashi during his visit. The ropeway costing Rs 664.49 crore would pass through five stations, he said, adding that with the completion of this project, the distance from Cantt to Gudaulia can be covered in just 16 minutes that currently takes at least 45 minutes.