PM Modi in Pune to inaugurate underground metro, slew of projects worth ₹22,600 crore

At around 6 pm, PM Modi will flag off the metro train scheduled to run from District Court to Swargate station, marking the completion of phase 1 of the Pune Metro Rail Project. The cost of the underground section from District Court to Swargate is around ₹1,810 crore. Beginning around 6.30 pm, he will carry out groundbreaking/inauguration of various projects worth ₹22,600 crore.

Among these, the PM will lay the foundation stone of the Swargate to Katraj extension of the Pune Metro to be developed at a cost of around ₹2,950 crore. This extension is around 5.46 km long and is completely underground with three stations namely Market Yard, Padmavati and Katraj. The PM will also lay the foundation stone of the memorial for Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule’s first school for girls at Bhide Wada.

To make India self-reliant in the field of supercomputing, the PM will dedicate to the nation three Param Rudra Supercomputers worth around ₹130 crore, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). These supercomputers have been deployed in Pune, Delhi and Kolkata to facilitate pioneering scientific research.