Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the developmental project, “11 stars” that would give Maharashtra’s progress a new direction on Sunday.
“The 11 different development projects inaugurated today will give a new direction to Maharashtra’s growth. It’s proof of how fast the double-engine government in Maharashtra and at the Centre is working. The 11 different development projects inaugurated today will give a new direction to Maharashtra’s growth,” PM Modi said while addressing a gathering here. “The first is Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, second Nagpur AIIMS, third is National Institute of One Health, fourth is ICMR research centre in Chandrapur, fifth is CPET Chandrapur, the project which has been started to reduce the pollution in Nagpur’s Naag river, seventh is the inauguration of Nagpur phase 1 and foundation stone laying of phase 2, eighth is Vande Bharat Express between Nagpur and Bilaspur, ninth is a redevelopment project of Nagpur and Ajni railway station, the tenth is the inauguration of maintenance depot of rail engine of 12,000 horsepower in Ajni and eleventh is the inauguration of Koli-Narked route in Nagpur-Itarsi,” the Prime Minister added detailing the projects.
The Prime Minister said that the infrastructure projects inaugurated today show the holistic vision of infrastructural development.
“The projects which have been inaugurated today show a holistic vision of infrastructural development. AIIMS is one kind of infrastructure and Samriddhi Mahamarg is another kind of infrastructure. Vande Bharat and Nagpur Metro are two different kinds of the character of infrastructure,” he said.
“Better connectivity empowers growth and progress at a great pace. The government has worked towards achieving this vision and I am happy that we could achieve it with public participation,” the Prime Minister added.
The Prime Minister rode the Metro from Freedom Park to Khapri after officially inaugurating Phase I of the Nagpur Metro rail project earlier on Sumday.
Additionally, PM Modi lay the cornerstone for the rail project’s Phase II, which would cost more than Rs 6700 crore to build.
The prime minister interacted with students, members of the start-up community, and others from various walks of life as he travelled from Freedom Park to Khapri.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the sixth Vande Bharat Express earlier today, which will travel between the cities of Nagpur in Maharashtra and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.
After signalling off the train, Prime Minister Modi extended his hands to the riders.