PM Modi to visit Navi Mumbai on Jan 12, Maha CM Shinde inspects preparations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a series of engagements in Maharashtra beginning with a visit to Nashik At 1115 am he will pay a visit to the Kalaram temple in NashikFollowing the temple visit the Prime Minister is scheduled to inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik at 1215 pmLater in the day at 330 pm Prime Minister Modi is slated to inaugurate the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link MTHL a crucial infrastructure project connecting Mumbai with Navi Mumbai He will inaugurate the Mumbai Transharbour link MTHL now named Atal Bihari Vajpayee SewariNhava Sheva Atal Setu constructed at a cost of over Rs 17840 croreThe bridge is about 218 km long sixlane bridge having about 165 km length over sea and about 55 km on the land It will provide faster connectivity to the Mumbai International Airport and Navi Mumbai International Airport and will also reduce the travel time from Mumbai to Pune Goa and South India It will also improve connectivity between Mumbai Port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port the statement saidIN PHOTOS First look of MTHL ahead of inauguration on Jan 12Continuing his itinerary at 415 pm the Prime Minister will inaugurate and launch various projects at the Synagogue in Navi Mumbai addressing the gathering and highlighting the importance of these initiativesMeanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday visited the programme venue to check the preparations the CMs office saidAccording to the release by the CMO the Raigad collector planning agency City and Industrial Development Corporation CIDCO and the civic bodies of Panvel and Navi Mumbai are engaged in the preparations for the PMs public programme on FridayThe chief minister took stock of the preparations and the arrangements He also gave specific instructions regarding the preparations the release saidThe prime minister will also lay the foundation stone of the underground road tunnel connecting Eastern Freeways Orange Gate to Marine Drive The 92kmlong tunnel will be built at a cost of more than Rs 8700 crore and will be a significant infrastructure development in Mumbai it saidAmong other projects he will dedicate Phase 1 of the Surya regional bulk drinking water project to the nation Developed at a cost of more than Rs 1975 crore it will provide drinking water supply to Palghar and Thane districts of Maharashtra benefiting about 14 lakh populationHe will inaugurate Bharat Ratnam Mega Common Facilitation Centre for Gems and Jewellery sector at Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone Special Economic Zone SEEPZ SEZ which is first of its kind in India with best available machines in world including 3D metal printing the statement saidIn the evening Prime Minister Modi is expected to arrive at Mumbai airport and will depart for New Delhi around 6 pm With inputs from agencies