
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Kanpur on 28 December 2021 and inaugurate the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project at around 1:30 PM.
- During the programme, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Bina-Panki Multi Product Pipeline Project.
- Prior to this, Prime Minister will attend the 54th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Kanpur at around 11 AM.
- Improving urban mobility has been one of the key focus areas of the Prime Minister.
- The inauguration of the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project is yet another step in this direction.
- This completed 9 Km long section is from IIT Kanpur to Moti Jheel.
- The Prime Minister will inspect the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and undertake a metro ride from IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar.
About the Project:
- The entire length of the Metro Rail Project in Kanpur is 32 Km, and is being built at a cost of over Rs 11,000 crore.
- Prime Minister will inaugurate the Bina-Panki Multiproduct Pipeline Project.
- The 356 Km long project has a capacity of around 3.45 million metric tonne per annum.
- Extending from Bina refinery in Madhya Pradesh to Panki in Kanpur, the project has been built at a cost of over Rs 1500 crore.
- It will help the region access petroleum products from the Bina refinery.
- The Prime Minister will be the Chief Guest of the 54th Convocation of IIT Kanpur.
- During the convocation, all the students will be issued digital degrees through an in-house blockchain-driven technology developed at the Institute under the National Blockchain Project.
- Prime Minister will launch the blockchain based digital degrees.
- These digital degrees can be verified globally and are unforgeable.
Source: PIB-Press Release | Image Credit (representational): Alstom
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