PM Modi may inaugurate Mumbai Coastal Road Project TODAY, view route and details
Prime Minister Modi will visit Maharashtra today and is expected to inaugurate the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, which will help Mumbaikars escape traffic. Here’s everything you need to know…
New Delhi: Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra, is one of the most popular and populated cities in the country, but one thing that bothers every Mumbaikar is the infamous Mumbai traffic. If you are also a resident of Mumbai or regularly travel to the capital of Maharashtra and are tired of traffic, there might be some good news for you. Prime Minister Modi is on a two-day visit to three Indian states and his last stop is Maharashtra where he will inaugurate several development and infrastructure projects. The long awaited Mumbai Coastal Road Project between Worli and Marine Drive is also expected to be inaugurated today, February 28, 2024, by PM Modi. Here’s everything you need to know about the project..
PM Modi inaugurates the Mumbai Coastal Road Project TODAY
As mentioned earlier, Prime Minister Modi will visit Maharashtra today to participate in events and also inaugurate various development and infrastructure projects. If reports are to be believed, Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai Coastal Road Project between Worli and Marine Drive. This phase of the project also includes the twin tunnels under Malabar Hill and will form the southern part.
Coastal road project in Mumbai – cost, route, details
Talking about the route and other details of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, this ambitious project is 10.58 kilometers long and will connect South Mumbai to Worli. The project has an eight-lane road and the tunnel consists of six lanes. There will be a dedicated and dedicated line for buses and two tunnels each of 2,072 kilometers in length and 11 meters of internal diameter are also under construction between Priyadarshini Park and Girgaon Chowpatty. The Mumbai coastal road project also includes a 4.35 km land reclamation road and 2.19 km of bridges.
The cost of this project is around Rs 12,700 crore and upon completion, this will be India’s first undersea road tunnel. The excavation of the southern tunnel took place between January 2021 and February 2022 and the drilling of the northern tunnel took place between April 2022 and May 2023.
PM Modi’s visit to Maharashtra
Here’s what PM Modi will do during his visit to Maharashtra…
- Upon landing in Mumbai, Prime Minister Modi will participate in a public program in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, around 4:30 pm to inaugurate development projects worth over Rs 4,900 crore.
- The Prime Minister will release benefits under Prime Minister MISAN Yojana and other schemes.
- He will disburse the second and third installments of ‘Namo Shetkari MahaSanman Nidhi’ worth Rs 3,800 crore; these will benefit around 88 lakh beneficiary farmers across the state.
- Rs 825 crore of Revolving Funds will also be disbursed by Prime Minister Modi to 5.5 lakh women self-help groups in Maharashtra.
- The distribution of one crore Ayushman cards in Maharashtra will also be initiated by PM Modi and the Modi Awaas Gharkul Yojana will also be launched, especially for the OBC Caetgory beneficiaries.
- PM Modi will also inaugurate irrigation projects for Marathwada and Vidarbha region, developed at a cost of Rs 2,750 crore under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PNKSY) and the Baliraja Jal Sanjevani Yojana (BJSY).
- Railway projects worth over Rs 1,300 crore in Maharashtra will be launched along with projects to strengthen the road sector in the state.