PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Pune Metro Rail Project on March 6
India Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 12 km stretch of the total 32.2 km of the Pune Metro Rail Project on March 6. The foundation stone of the project was also laid by PM Modi on December 24, 2016.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pune on March 6 wherein he will inaugurate the Pune Metro Rail Project. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects.
Following the inauguration, the commercial operations of the metro rail service are set to become operational.
On Sunday, at around 11 am, PM Modi will unveil the statue of Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The statue is made up of 1,850 kg gunmetal and is about 9.5 feet tall.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Pune Metro Rail Project at 11:30 am. This project is an endeavour to provide world-class infrastructure for urban mobility in Pune. The foundation stone of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister on December 24, 2016.
He will inaugurate a 12 km stretch of the total 32.2 km of the Pune Metro. The entire project is being built at a total cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore. He will also inaugurate and inspect the exhibition at Garware Metro Station and will undertake a metro ride from there to Anandnagar Metro Station.
At around 12 noon, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple developmental projects. He will also lay the foundation stone for rejuvenation and pollution abatement of the Mula-Mutha River projects. A rejuvenation will be done on a 9 km stretch of the river at a project cost of more than Rs 1,080 crore.
It will involve works such as river edge protection, interceptor sewage network, public amenities, boating activity etc. The Mula-Mutha river pollution abatement project will be implemented on the concept of “One City One Operator” at a cost of over Rs 1,470 crore.
