17 January,2023 11:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File Pic
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mumbai on January 19, there is much discussion and scrutiny over the projects that the Prime Minister is going to inaugurate in Mumbai.
Here's a list of infra projects the PM will inaugurate:
The PM will inaugurate new Mumbai Metro line 2A and line 7, which is built at the cost of around Rs 12,600 crore. According to PMO, the metro line 2A connecting Dahisar E and DN Nagar (yellow line) is around 18.6 Km long, while metro line 7 connecting Andheri E - Dahisar E (red line) is around 16.5 Km long.
PM Modi will also launch MUMBAI 1 Mobile App and National Common Mobility Card (Mumbai 1). The app will facilitate ease of travel, can be shown on the entry gates of Metro Stations and supports digital payment to buy tickets through UPI.
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Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of seven sewage treatment plants, which will be built at a cost of around Rs 17,200 crores. The PMO said that these sewage treatment plants will be set up in Malad, Bhandup, Versova, Ghatkopar, Bandra, Dharavi and Worli. They will have a combined capacity of around 2,460 MLD.
In an effort to strengthen health care infrastructure in Mumbai, the Prime Minister will inaugurate 20 Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Aapla Dawakhana.
PM Modi will start the road concretisation project for around 400 Km roads in Mumbai. This project will be developed at a cost of about Rs 6,100 crore. Of the total roads extending to around 2050 Km in Mumbai, more than 1200 Km of roads are either concretized or are in the process of being concretized.
With inputs from ANI