Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi to visit Maharashtra and Goa on Dec 11th to inaugurate and dedicate various new metro and railway projects

December 10, 2022 Rail News

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra and Goa on 11th December to lay foundation stone and dedicate to the nation projects worth Rs. 75,000 crores in Maharashtra.

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  • To revolutionise urban mobility in Nagpur, PM to dedicate Nagpur Metro phase I to the Nation and lay the foundation stone of Nagpur Metro phase II.
  • PM to flag off Vande Bharat Express connecting Nagpur and Bilaspur.
  • Foundation stone for redevelopment of Nagpur Railway Station and Ajni Railway Station to be laid by the Prime Minister.
  • At around 9:30 AM, the Prime Minister will reach Nagpur Railway Station where he will flag off Vande Bharat Express.  At around 10 AM, the Prime Minister will take a Metro ride from Freedom Park Metro station to Khapri Metro Station, where he will dedicate ‘Nagpur Metro Phase I’ to the nation.
  • During the programme, he will also lay the foundation stone of ‘Nagpur Metro phase- II’. At around 10:45 AM, the Prime Minister will inaugurate Phase – I of Samruddhi Mahamarg connecting Nagpur and Shirdi and undertake a tour of the highway.

Nagpur Metro:

  • In yet another step that will revolutionise urban mobility, the Prime Minister will dedicate ‘Nagpur Metro Phase I’ to the nation.
  • He will flag off two metro trains – from Khapri to Automotive Square (Orange Line) and from Prajapati Nagar to Lokmanya Nagar (Aqua line) – at Khapri Metro Station.
  • The Phase I of the Nagpur Metro is developed at a cost of more than Rs 8650 crore. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Nagpur Metro Phase- II, which will be developed at a cost of more than Rs 6700 crore.

Rail projects:

  • At Nagpur Railway station, the Prime Minister will flag off Vande Bharat Express that will run between Nagpur and Bilaspur.
  • At the public function in Nagpur, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for redevelopment of Nagpur Railway Station and Ajni Railway Station, to be redeveloped at a cost of about Rs 590 crore and Rs 360 crore respectively.
  • The Prime Minister will dedicate the Government Maintenance Depot, Ajni (Nagpur) and Kohli-Narkher Section of Nagpur- Itarsi Third line project to the Nation.
  • These projects have been developed at a cost of about Rs 110 crore and about Rs 450 crore respectively.

Source: PIB- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): MoR