PM Modi To Inaugurate Pune Metro Rail Project On Sunday

PM Modi will also undertake a metro ride in Pune and around noon he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple developmental projects.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pune Metro Rail project on March 6 and also lay the foundation stone of various development projects in the city, an official release said on Saturday.

As per the schedule, the Prime Minister will unveil the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the premises of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) at 11 AM. The statue is made up of 1,850 kg gunmetal and is about 9.5 feet tall.

"The prime minister will inaugurate the Pune Metro Rail Project around 11:30 AM. This project is an endeavour to provide the world-class infrastructure for urban mobility in Pune," it said, adding that a 12-km stretch of the total 32.2 km Pune metro rail project will be inaugurated.

The foundation stone of the metro project was also laid by PM Modi on Dec 24, 2016. The entire metro project is being built at the cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore.