Narendra Modi to visit Mumbai today, lay foundation stones of various projects worth Rs 29,400 crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Mumbai on Saturday where he will launch and dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone for multiple projects related to the road, railways and ports sector worth more than Rs 29,400 crore.
After that, at around 7 PM, the Prime Minister will also visit the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Secretariat at G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai to inaugurate the INS Towers.
Modi will lay the foundation stone for Thane Borivali Tunnel Project worth Rs. 16,600 crores.
How Twin Tube Tunnel project will help people?
This Twin Tube Tunnel between Thane and Borivali alignment will be passing below Sanjay Gandhi National Park which will create direct connection between Western Express Highway at Borivali side and Thane Ghodbander Road at Thane side.
The total length of the project is 11.8 km.
It will reduce the journey from Thane to Borivali by 12 Km with a saving of about 1 hour in travel time.
Other projects
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for Tunnel work at Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR) Project worth over Rs. 6300 crore.
The GMLR envisages road connectivity from Western Express Highway at Goregaon to Eastern Express Highway at Mulund.
The total length of the GMLR is approximately 6.65 kilometres and will provide direct connectivity for Western suburbs with the New proposed airport at Navi Mumbai and Pune Mumbai Expressway.
Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for Kalyan Yard Remodelling and Gati Shakti Multi Modal Cargo Terminal at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai.
Kalyan Yard will help in the segregation of long distance and suburban traffic.
The remodelling will increase the yard's capacity to handle more trains, reducing congestion and improving the efficiency of train operations.
The Gati Shakti MultiModal Cargo Terminal in Navi Mumbai will be built in an area of more than 32600 sq mtrs.
It will provide additional employment opportunities to the local people and will cater as an additional terminal for handling Cement and other commodities.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the New Platforms at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Extension of Platform no. 10 & 11 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Station.
The new longer platforms at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus can accommodate longer trains, allowing for more passengers per train and improving the station's capacity to handle increased traffic. Platform no. 10 & 11 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Station have been extended by 382 meters with a cover shed and washable apron.
It will help in augmentation of the trains up to 24 coaches thus increasing the number of passengers carried.
Prime Minister will also launch the Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana with an outlay of around Rs. 5600 crore.
It is a transformative internship program aimed at addressing youth unemployment by providing opportunities for skill enhancement and industry exposure for youth aged 18 to 30 years.
Prime Minister will also visit the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Secretariat at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai to inaugurate the INS Towers.
The new building will fulfil the evolving needs of Members of INS for a modern and efficient office space in Mumbai, which would serve as the nerve centre for the newspaper industry in Mumbai.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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