Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Maharashtra today where he laid the foundation stone to launch infrastructure and housing projects worth Rs 41,000 crore. In Kalyan, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of two metro corridors -Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan metro and Dahisar-Mira-Bhayander metro.
Initiating the City and Industrial Development Corporation's (CIDCO) housing project for 90,000 poor and middle-class people, PM Modi said his government is planning and running schemes to raise the lifestyle of the poor. The housing scheme offers around 89,771 affordable homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
The estimated cost of two metro projects has been pegged to be of more than Rs 33,000 crore, while housing projects for more than 90,000 poor and middle-class people were launched in Thane on Tuesday.
In Pune, PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the third metro line between Hinjewadi and Shivajinagar, being implemented by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority on a public-private partnership basis.
Here are the highlights of PM Modi's visit to Maharashtra
Mumbai, Pune To Get New Metro Corridors: 10 Things To KnowPrime Minister Narendra Modi will today lay the foundation stone for two metro corridors in Mumbai and one metro corridor in Pune. The Mumbai Metro 5 would run between Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan and Metro 9 would run on Dahisar-Mira-Bhayander route. In Pune, the new metro corridor would run between Hinjewadi and Shivajinagar.
Mumbai's Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Corridor Metro-5 Being Pushed With Eye On 2019 Polls: NCP Lawmaker Jitendra AwhadNCP leader and legislator Jitendra Awhad Monday said the BJP government in Maharashtra has organised the foundation stone laying ceremony of Mumbai metro's fifth line with an eye on the 2019 elections.
