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New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cancelled his visit to Varanasi city in Uttar Pradesh , where he was scheduled to launch an Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), due to heavy rainfall.

It has been raining heavily since last night and the entire DLW ground where the Prime Minister was scheduled to address the public meeting and launch a few projects is heavily waterlogged.

Following the situation, Modi's visit had to be cancelled.

Modi was scheduled to launch Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) at Varanasi city.

The IPDS is one of the flagship programmes of the Ministry of Power and will be at the core attempt to ensure 24x7 power for all.

The Scheme, announced in the Union Budget 2014-15, aims at strengthening of sub-transmission network, Metering, IT application, Customer Care Services, provisioning of solar panels and the completion of the ongoing works of Restructured Accelerated Power Development and completion of the Reforms Programme (RAPDRP).

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