PUNE ,
Pune Metro Inagurated : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has officially inaugurated Pune Metro Rail Project at Garware station in Pune today. This project is an endeavor to provide world-class infrastructure for urban mobility in Pune.
The Foundation Stone of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister in December 2016. Prime Minister inaugurated the 12 km stretch of the total 32.2 km Pune metro rail project. The entire project is being built at a total cost of more than Rs. 11, 400 crores.
Modi also inaugurated and inspected the Exhibition at Garware Metro Station and took a metro ride from there to Anandnagar Metro Station. He interacted with the school students during the journey.
Earlier, he unveiled the statue of Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation. The Statue is made up of 1850 kg gunmetal and is about 9.5 feet tall.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple developmental projects in Pune today. It included the foundation stone of rejuvenation and pollution abatement of the Mula-Mutha River projects.
The rejuvenation will be done in 9 Kilometer stretch of the river at a project cost of more than Rs. 1080 crores. It will involve works such as river edge protection, interceptor sewage network, public amenities, boating activity, etc.
Mula-Mutha River pollution abatement project will be implemented on the concept of “One City One Operator” at a cost of over Rs 1470 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 dedicated 140 e-buses and e-bus depot constructed at Baner. PMPMPL will get a 50 lakh subsidy per bus. Every day 200 kilometers of service will be provided. Total 650 buses will be deployed for this purpose.
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Prime Minister inaugurated the R.K Laxman Art Gallery-Museum constructed at Balewadi, Pune by virtual mode. The main attraction of the Museum is a miniature model based on the village of Malgudi which will be made alive through the audio-visual effects. Cartoons drawn by cartoonist R K Laxman will be showcased in the Museum.
Governor of Maharashtra Bhagatsingh Koshyari, Union Minister Ramdas Athavale, Dy. Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Devendra Phadnavis, Members of Parliament Prakash Javadekar, and Girish Bapat were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his government has proved that development projects can be completed in a time-bound manner. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone and inaugurating multiple developmental projects in Pune today.
Prime Minister said that the urban population in India is likely to touch 60 crores by 2030, which is throwing up opportunities as well as challenges. There are limits on developing transport infrastructure like flyovers and widening of roads in a city hence mass transportation like Metro Rail is the only option, he said. Modi especially appealed to the learned people to make it a habit to use Metro services, which will ultimately benefit their city.
Prime Minister exhorted that the government is moving ahead with a vision of more greener transport, electric buses, electric cars and electric two-wheelers, integrated command centers, best management systems, and the sewage plants making the cities water-plus. He congratulated the Pune residents for the development projects, which will increase their ease of living.
Pune Metro Inagurated
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated 12 km stretch of the total 32.2 km Pune Metro Rail Project today being built at a total project cost of Rs 11,400 crores.
Following stretches were opened today
▪︎Vanaz – Garware College (5 km elevated stretch with 5 stations)
▪︎PCMC – Phugewadi stretch (7 km elevated stretch with 5 stations)
Significantly, Prime Minister bought the first ticket of the Pune Metro before commencing his ride from Garware station to Anand Nagar.
Pune Metro Rail Project was sanctioned by the Government of India in 2016 and the
Foundation Stone was laid by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 26th December 2016.
The Metro will greatly improve urban mobility in the Pune Metropolitan area, which is among the fastest-growing urban areas in the country.
