By News On Air Jul 13, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Mumbai, Maharashtra today. He will launch, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone for multiple projects related to the road, railways and ports sector worth more than 29 thousand 400 crore rupees at NESCO Exhibition Centre, Goregaon. In the evening, Mr Modi will visit the Indian News Service Secretariat to inaugurate the INS Towers.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for Thane Borivali Tunnel Project worth 16 thousand 600 crore rupees. 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. 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.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for Tunnel work at Goregaon Mulund Link Road Project worth over 6300 crore rupees. He 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.
Mr Modi will dedicate to the nation the New Platforms at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Extension of Platform no. 10 and 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.
The Prime Minister will also launch the Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana with an outlay of around 5600 crore rupees. 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.
According to Akashvani correspondent at around 5:30 in the evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, where he lay the foundation stone for multiple projects including Thane Borivali Tunnel Project, Tunnel work of Goregaon Mulund Link Road, Kalyan Yard Remodelling and Gati Shakti Multi Modal Cargo Terminal at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai.
Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the new Platforms at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and extension of platforms at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Station. Prime Minister will also launch the Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana. Later, Prime Minister will visit the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Secretariat at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai to inaugurate the INS Towers.