PM Modi To Flag Off Metro Trains In Pune, Lay Foundation Stone For Projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visting Pune on Tuesday to flag off metro trains and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects.

"At around 11 AM, Prime Minister will perform Darshan and Pooja at Dagdusheth Mandir. At 11:45 AM, he will be conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award. Thereafter, at 12:45 PM, Prime Minister will flag off metro trains and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects," a statement from his office said.

The Prime Minister will flag off Metro trains marking the inauguration of services on completed sections of the two corridors of Pune Metro Phase I. These sections are from Phugewadi station to Civil Court station and Garware College station to Ruby Hall Clinic station. Foundation Stone of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister in 2016. The new sections will connect important places of Pune city like Shivaji Nagar, Civil Court, Pune Municipal Corporation office, Pune RTO and Pune Railway Station. The inauguration is an important step towards realising the vision of the Prime Minister to provide the citizens with modern and environment-friendly mass rapid urban transport systems across the country, the press release added.

Some of the metro stations along the route draw their design inspiration from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, adding a touch of historical significance to the modern infrastructure. For instance, both the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan Metro Station and Deccan Gymkhana Metro Station feature a unique design resembling the headgear worn by soldiers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, known as the "Mavala Pagadi."

At the Shivaji Nagar underground Metro Station, one can find a distinctive design reminiscent of the majestic forts built by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Additionally, the Civil Court Metro Station stands out as one of the deepest metro stations in the country, reaching a remarkable depth of 33.1 meters. An interesting feature of this station is its well-planned roof, allowing direct sunlight to illuminate the platform.

He will also inaugurate the Waste to Energy Plant under Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), which is developed at a cost of about Rs 300 crore. It will use up about 2.5 lakh MT of waste annually to produce electricity.

"Moving ahead towards the mission of achieving Housing for All, Prime Minister will handover more than 1280 houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana by PCMC. He will also handover more than 2650 PMAY houses constructed by Pune Municipal Corporation. Further, Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of around 1190 PMAY houses to be constructed by PCMC, and of over 6400 houses constructed by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority," the press release added.

PM Modi will be conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award. The Award was constituted by Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983, to honour the legacy of Lokmanya Tilak. The award is given to people who have worked for the progress and development of nation and whose contribution can only be looked upon as remarkable and extraordinary. It is presented every year on the 1st of August - Lokmanya Tilak's death anniversary.