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PM Modi inaugurates light and sound at iconic Howrah Bridge

| @indiablooms | Jan 11, 2020, at 08:50 pm

Howrah,West Bengal/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated light and sound at the iconic HowrahBridge, as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust.

The Prime Minister is on a two-day long visit to Kolkata.

With an aim to expand the "cultural space" of Kolkata,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated four restored heritage buildings of the city namely Old Currency Building, Belvedere House and Metcalfe House and three refurbished galleries of the iconic Victoria Memorial, from the Old Currency Building.

He then inaugurated light and sound show at the Howrah Bridge to mark the 150th anniversary of Kolkata Port Trust.

PM Modi also tweeted the a video of the light and sound at Howrah Bridge, which joins the twin city of Howrah and Kolkata.

 

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