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Narendra Modi to visit Pune tomorrow to inaugurate Pune Metro Rail Project

| @indiablooms | Mar 05, 2022, at 09:00 pm

Pune/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pune Sunday and inaugurate the Pune Metro Rail Project.

He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects.

At around 11 AM, the Prime Minister will unveil the statue of Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation.

The Statue is made up of 1850 kg gun metal and is about 9.5 feet tall.

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Pune Metro Rail Project at around 11:30 AM.

This project is an endeavour to provide world class infrastructure for urban mobility in Pune.

Foundation Stone of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister on 24th Dec 2016. Prime Minister will inaugurate 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 crore.

He will also inaugurate and inspect Exhibition at Garware Metro Station and will undertake a metro ride from there to Anandnagar Metro Station.

At around 12 noon, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple developmental projects.

He will also lay the foundation stone of rejuvenation and pollution abatement of Mula-Mutha River projects. Rejuvenation  will be done in 9 Km 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

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the R.K Laxman Art Gallery-Museum constructed at Balewadi, Pune. 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. After this, at around 1:45 PM, Prime Minister will kickstart the Golden Jubilee celebration of Symbiosis University.

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