Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday performed puja at the revered Shri Saibaba Samadhi Temple in Shirdi and offered prayers there. Pics/Cm Eknath Shinde/X
Updated On: 2023-10-26 03:30 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
PM Modi was accompanied by Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis
PM Modi later performed the 'Jal Pujan' of Nilwande Dam, which is located in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, and inaugurated the dam's left bank canal network
PM Modi was also scheduled to attend a public programme in Shirdi
PM Modi also inaugurated and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth about Rs 7,500 crore
The development projects include sectors like health, rail, road and oil and gas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed puja at the Shri Saibaba Samadhi Temple
The 85-km canal network will benefit 182 villages by facilitating pipe distribution networks of water
The idea of Nilwande Dam was first conceived in 1970. It is being developed at a cost of about Rs 5,177 crore, according to an official statement
PM Modi will also travel to Goa to inaugurate the 37th National Games