Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-state visit to Maharashtra and Goa on Sunday, focusing on several major projects. In Nagpur, Maharashtra, the Prime Minister made his visit grand by flagging down the country’s sixth semi-high speed train – the Vande Bharat Express. Projects worth ₹75,000 crore – including the Nagpur Metro – are to be “dedicated to the nation”, a government statement stressed on Saturday. A second international airport will be unveiled in Goa to further boost tourism.
Here are the key points of PM Modi’s visit to Maharashtra and Goa:
1) Sixth Vande Bharat Express to be operated on Bilaspur (Chattisgarh) – Nagpur (Maharashtra) route. The train will run six days a week, as reported by HT earlier, and will cover the journey in nearly six hours.
2) In October, Maharashtra got the Vande Bharat Express on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. 75 Vande Bharat trains are expected to be inaugurated by August next year, giving a major boost to the country’s transport network.
3) The Prime Minister also took a metro ride from Freedom Park Metro Station to Khapri Metro Station as part of the launch of the first phase of Nagpur Metro. Foundation stone laying of ‘Nagpur Metro Phase-II’ is also ready.
4) Inauguration of Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg connecting Nagpur and Shirdi will also be another step to improve connectivity.
5) Built at a cost of ₹ 55,000 crore, it is one of the longest highways in the country, passing through 10 districts of Maharashtra, including Amravati, Aurangabad and Nashik.
6) ₹ 15,000 crore railway projects, AIIMS Nagpur project, Nagpur and Nag River Pollution Abatement Project, Center for Research, Management and Control of Hemoglobinopathies, Chandrapur, Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Chandrapur are among others highlights how state witnesses killed the inauguration.
7) The Prime Minister’s visit to Maharashtra comes at a time when the ruling Eknath Shinde government is dealing with the border issue with neighboring Karnataka.
8) Goa is set to get a new international airport on Sunday, which will be unveiled by PM Modi after he completes his visit to Maharashtra.
9) Developed at a cost of ₹28,000 crore, the foundation stone of the Mopa International Airport in Goa was laid by the Prime Minister in 2016.
10) Later in the day, 400 delegates from 50 countries will attend as the Prime Minister addresses the valedictory function of the 9th World Ayurveda Congress.
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