Heritage corridors & 119 parks renovationविरासत गलियारे व 119 पार्कों का कायाकल्प
Announced in September 2026: two BPCL CSR MoUs worth ₹69.21 crore in all — about ₹48 crore to renovate 119 municipal parks and develop food-street hubs at Sarnath and Maidagin, and about ₹21.21 crore to revitalise heritage corridors in the old city with streetscape and façade work. Both have a 36-month implementation period.
Timeline
MoUs signed September 2026 · 36-month implementation period · work yet to start
How to reach
- 2.1 km from Varanasi Junction (Cantt) station in a straight line
- 21 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in a straight line
- 0.9 km from Godowlia crossing, where cars stop for the old city in a straight line
Straight-line distances; by road through the lanes it is further.
Sources: Amar Ujala — बदल रही काशी की तस्वीर: सारनाथ-मैदागिन में बनेंगे फूड स्ट्रीट हब, संवरेंगे 119 पार्क (8 Sep 2026) · DD India (Prasar Bharati) — BPCL to spend Rs 69.21 crore on Varanasi parks, food hubs and heritage routes (8 Sep 2026) · ANI — Varanasi: heritage corridors to be revitalised, 119 parks to be transformed (8 Sep 2026)
