Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, March 6, inaugurated and laid the muse stone of assorted initiatives price ₹15,400 crore in Kolkata as a part of his 10-day go to to 12 states and union territories (UTs). That is his second visit to West Bengal inside 5 days.
Record of initiatives PM Modi inaugurated in Kolkata, West Bengal:
- PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade part of Kolkata Metro’s East-West hall, signalling India’s first enterprise into underwater Metro companies. In keeping with an official launch, the 4.8-km stretch of the East-West Metro has been constructed at a value of ₹4,965 crore and may have the deepest Metro station in India at Howrah – 30 metres under the bottom degree. The hall will assist join key areas such because the IT hub Salt Lake Sector V.
- In keeping with the Central Railways, whereas the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade part of Kolkata Metro’s East-West hall is inaugurated in the present day, the passenger companies will start at a later date.
- The PM additionally flagged off different prepare companies throughout his go to to Kolkata specializing in enhancing avenues for making certain ease of city mobility. These embody – the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and the Taratala-Majerhat Metro sections.
- Other than these, PM Modi additionally devoted to the nation Pune Metro from Ruby Corridor Clinic to Ramwadi stretch; Kochi Metro Rail Part I Extension mission (Part IB) from SN Junction Metro station to Tripunithura Metro station; Agra Metro’s stretch from Taj East Gate to Mankameshwar; and Duhai-Modinagar (North) part of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Hall.
- Later within the afternoon, PM Modi is anticipated to handle a public rally at Barasat in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the place Sandeshkhali is located.
PM Modi’s final go to to Bengal
Final week, PM Modi visited West Bengal the place he addressed two rallies in Hooghly’s Arambagh and Nadia’s Krishnanagar. Throughout his tackle, he slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC authorities over “atrocities on girls” in Sandeshkhali, saying that the “total nation is seething with anger over the difficulty”. He additionally known as upon individuals to make sure TMC’s defeat within the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
In the meantime, Modi additionally met Mamata Banerjee at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata – which the chief minister known as a “courtesy assembly” as per the protocol.
(With inputs from companies)