NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his go to to Maharashtra on Saturday with prayers on the Jagdamba Mata temple in Poharadevi. Embracing the area’s tradition, he participated in native traditions by enjoying a conventional dhol at Sant Seva Lal Ji Maharaj’s Samadhi.
Throughout his go to, Modi additionally opened the Banjara Virasat Museum in Washim, which highlights the cultural heritage of the Banjara neighborhood.Maharashtra’s chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis have been current for the occasion.
The Prime Minister’s itinerary contains inaugurating Mumbai Metro Line 3, town’s first totally underground metro line. This line will join Colaba, Bandra, and SEEPZ, with a 12.69-kilometre part between Aarey JVLR and Bandra Kurla Complicated (BKC) initially opening to be used.
Key dignitaries anticipated to attend the inauguration embrace Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, Union Minister for Housing and City Affairs Manohar Lal, in addition to different state leaders. PM Modi will officiate the occasion on the BKC metro station, the place he’ll flag off the metro and trip from BKC to Santacruz, participating with passengers, together with beneficiaries of the “Laadki Bahin” scheme, college students, and metro workers throughout the journey.
Moreover, the Prime Minister will launch MetroConnect3, a cellular app geared toward bettering the journey expertise for commuters, that includes trendy and user-friendly instruments. A espresso desk e-book, documenting the journey and evolution of Mumbai’s underground metro with wealthy visible content material, may also be revealed throughout the occasion.
In one other vital transfer, Modi will launch the 18th instalment of the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi scheme, offering roughly Rs 20,000 crore in assist to round 9.4 crore farmers. This brings the full disbursed underneath the scheme to an estimated Rs 3.45 lakh crore.
