In his fourth foray into Assembly poll-bound Maharashtra in less than a month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pune on Thursday to inaugurate, dedicate and lay foundation stones for several development projects worth Rs. 22,600 crore and inaugurate the Solapur Airport.
Mod —, who is in a Assembly poll campaign-mode even before the announcement of the schedule by the Election Commission of India (ECI) – had earlier addressed “Lakhpati Didi Sammelan” at Jalgaon in north Maharashtra on August 25, laid a foundation stone for Rs 76,000 crore Vadhvan Port at Palghar in coastal Konkan region August 30 and participated in the first anniversary function of the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana at Wardha in Vidarbha region.
On Thursday, Modi will flag off the Metro train scheduled to run from District court yMetro station to Swargate, Pune.
The inauguration of Pune Metro section of District Court to Swargate will mark the execution of the Pune Metro Rail Project (Phase-1). The cost of the underground section between District Court to Swargate is around Rs 1,810 crore.
The Extension of Pune Metro Phase-I-to be developed at the cost of around Rs 2,950 crore. This southern extension of around 5.46 km is completely underground with three stations — Market Yard, Padmavati and Katraj.
Modi will lay the foundation stone for the Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule’s First Girls’ School at Bhidewada.
Modi will dedicate to the nation Bidkin Industrial Area, a transformative project covering an expansive 7,855 acres under the National Industrial Corridor Development Program of Govt. of India, situated 20 kms south of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar ( known earlier as Aurangabad). He will also inaugurate a High-Performance Computing (HPC)
