PM Modi to lay foundation stone, inaugurate projects worth Rs 75,000 cr in Maharashtra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on Sunday to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate projects worth Rs 75000 croresAccording to the Prime Ministers Office PM Modi will inaugurate PhaseI of Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg covering a distance of 520 Kms and connecting Nagpur and ShirdiSamruddhi Mahamarg or NagpurMumbai Super Communication Expressway project is a major step towards realising Prime Ministers vision of improved connectivity and infrastructure across the countryThe 701 Km expressway being built at a cost of about Rs 55000 crore is one of Indias longest expressways passing through Maharashtras 10 districts and prominent urban regions of Amravati Aurangabad and Nashik The expressway will also help improve the connectivity of adjoining 14 other districts thus helping in the development of about 24 districts of the state including the regions of Vidarbha Marathwada and North Maharashtra the PMO said in a statementEspousing the Prime Ministers vision of integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects under PM Gati Shakti the Samruddhi Mahamarg will connect to the Delhi Mumbai Expressway Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and tourist locations like Ajanta Ellora Caves Shirdi Verul Lonar etcAlso Read Maharashtra CM Dy CM undertake inspection drive of Samruddhi expressways NagpurShirdi stretch greeted with black flags at JalnaSamruddhi Mahamarg will be a gamechanger in providing a major boost to the economic development of MaharashtraIn yet another step that will revolutionise urban mobility Prime Minister will dedicate Nagpur Metro Phase I to the nationHe will flag off two metro trains from Khapri to Automotive Square Orange Line and from Prajapati Nagar to Lokmanya Nagar Aqua line at Khapri Metro StationPhase I of the Nagpur Metro is developed at a cost of more than Rs 8650 crore Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Nagpur Metro Phase II which will be developed at a cost of more than Rs 6700 crorePrime Ministers commitment to strengthen health infrastructure across the country will be strengthened through the dedication of AIIMS Nagpur to the nationThe Hospital whose foundational stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in July 2017 has been established under the Central sector scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha YojanaAIIMS Nagpur being developed at a cost of more than Rs 1575 crore is a hospital with stateoftheart facilities with OPD IPD diagnostic services Operation theatres and 38 departments covering all major speciality and superspeciality subjects of Medical Science The hospital provides modern health care facilities to the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and is a boon to the surrounding tribal areas of Gadchiroli Gondia and Melghat it saidAt Nagpur Railway station Prime Minister will flag off Vande Bharat Express that will run between Nagpur and BilaspurAt the public function in Nagpur he will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Nagpur Railway Station and Ajni Railway Station to be redeveloped at a cost of about Rs 590 crore and Rs 360 crore respectivelyPrime Minister will dedicate Government Maintenance Depot Ajni Nagpur and KohliNarkher Section of Nagpur Itarsi Third line project to the Nation These projects have been developed at a cost of about Rs 110 crore and about Rs 450 crore respectivelyThe laying of the foundation stone for the National Institute of One Health NIO Nagpur by the Prime Minister is a step towards building capacity and infrastructure in the country under the One Health approachOne Health approach recognises that the health of human beings is connected to the health of animals and the environment This approach appreciates that most of the contagious diseases affecting humans are zoonotic animal to human in nature The institute to be established at a cost of more than Rs 110 crore will collaborate and coordinate with all stakeholders and act as a catalyst to improve the research and capacity building in One Health approach across the countryPrime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the project for pollution abatement of river Nag at NagpurThe project under National River Conservation Plan NRCP will be operationalised at a cost of more than Rs 1925 croreThe prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease in the Vidarbha region especially in the tribal population is comparatively high The disease along with other haemoglobinopathies like thalassemia and HbE cause a significant disease burden in the country To address this issue Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the Centre for Research Management and Control of Haemoglobinopathies Chandrapur in February 2019 Prime Minister will now dedicate to the nation the Centre which is envisaged to become a Centre of Excellence for innovative research technology development human resource development in the field of haemoglobinopathies in the country it saidPrime Minister will dedicate the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering amp Technology CIPET Chandrapur to the Nation The institute aims to develop skilled human resources to meet the requirements of the polymer amp allied industriesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever