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रााष्ट्र Nation Gifts to Maharashtra

The foundation stone for connectivity

projects laid in Mumbai

16,600 crore Thane Borivali Tunnel's
Rs
foundation stone was laid by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This
twin tube tunnel between Thane
and Borivali will pass under Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
This will provide direct connectivity between the Western
Express Highway on the Borivali side and Thane Ghodbunder
Road on the Thane side. The total length of the project is 11.8
km. This will reduce the journey from Thane to Borivali by 12
km. The travel time will be saved by about 1 hour.

6,300 crore tunnel construction
Over Rs
project foundation stone was
laid which is included in the
Goregaon Mulund Link Road
(GMLR) project. It envisages road connectivity from
the Western Express Highway in Goregaon to the
Eastern Express Highway in Mulund. The length of
the tunnel is about 6.65 km. It will provide direct
connectivity to the new proposed airport in Navi
Mumbai and the western suburbs along the Pune
Mumbai Expressway.

32,600 square metre Gati Shakti are all benefiting from connectivity
Over
Tourism, agriculture, and industry
Multimodal Cargo Terminal in
Navi Mumbai will be built for
which the foundation stone was
infrastructure. This is creating new
laid. It will provide additional employment opportunities
employment opportunities. When
to the local people. It will serve as an additional terminal to
there is good connectivity, it also
handle cement and other commodities.
provides convenience, security, and
respect to women. That is, these
n PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of Kalyan works of the NDA government are
Yard Remodeling and Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo empowering the poor, farmers, women
Terminal at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai. The Kalyan yard
power and youth power.
will help in separating long-distance and suburban
traffic. The remodeling will increase the capacity of the
yard, reduce congestion, and improve the efficiency of
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
train operations.

agriculture and finance sectors. This power has are immense possibilities of conference tourism
made Mumbai the financial center of the country. and medical tourism here."
PM Modi said in the program that “My aim is to India's aspirations for the 21st century are at
harness the power of Maharashtra to transform it a very high level at this time. The country wants
into an economic superpower of the world, to make rapid development. The people want to make India
Mumbai the fintech capital of the world.” I want a developed nation in the next 25 years. Mumbai
Maharashtra to become India's number one state and Maharashtra have a very big role to play in this.
in tourism, here are the forts that are witness to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resolve is to improve
bravery of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, there is a the standard of living of everyone in Maharashtra
panoramic view of the beaches of Konkan, there and Mumbai, the quality of life should be excellent.

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