PM Modi inaugurates Pune Metro Rail Project, buys tickets & takes a metro ride
PM Modi travelled from Garware station to Anand Nagar station by purchasing a ticket & interacted with School students onboard the Metro train
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Pune, March 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 12 km stretch of the Pune Metro Rail Project, taking a ride of the inaugural run while interacting with onboard school children. "It is part of a total 32.2 km Pune Metro rail project. The entire project is being built at a total cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore," stated the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in an official statement.
"The Statue is made up of 1,850 kg of gunmetal and is about 9.5 feet tall," added the PMO. PM Modi was on a one-day visit to Pune where he took part in various functions, including the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Symbiosis University.
Rejuvenation works will be done on a 9-Km stretch of the river at a project cost of more than Rs. 1,080 crore. 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. A total of 11 sewage treatment plants will be constructed under the project, with a combined capacity of around 400 MLD. Prime Minister also launched 140 e-buses and e-bus depot constructed at Baner.
He also inaugurated the R. K Laxman Art Gallery-Museum constructed at Balewadi, Pune. At 1:45 pm, PM Modi also kick-started the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Symbiosis University.
PM Modi also travelled from Garware station to Anand Nagar station by purchasing a ticket. He interacted with School students onboard the Metro train.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol were also present at the inauguration of the Metro line. Earlier, PM Modi unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj situated on the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation.
"The Statue is made up of 1,850 kg of gunmetal and is about 9.5 feet tall," added the PMO. PM Modi was on a one-day visit to Pune where he took part in various functions, including the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Symbiosis University.
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He also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple developmental projects. He laid the foundation stone of rejuvenation and pollution abatement of the Mula-Mutha River projects.
Rejuvenation works will be done on a 9-Km stretch of the river at a project cost of more than Rs. 1,080 crore. 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. A total of 11 sewage treatment plants will be constructed under the project, with a combined capacity of around 400 MLD. Prime Minister also launched 140 e-buses and e-bus depot constructed at Baner.
He also inaugurated the R. K Laxman Art Gallery-Museum constructed at Balewadi, Pune. At 1:45 pm, PM Modi also kick-started the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Symbiosis University.