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PM Modi LIVE: PM To Unveil India's 1st Under-River Tunnel In Kolkata; Inaugurate Development Projects Worth Rs 15,400 Crore

PM Modi Kolkata Visit LIVE Today: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will once again visit West Bengal. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several development projects worth Rs 15,400 crores in Kolkata.

He is set to inaugurate India’s first under-river tunnel by flagging off a metro train between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade in Kolkata. Of the 4.8 km-long tunnel between the two stations, the distance of 1.2 km is 30 metres below the Hooghly river, which makes the train the nation’s first under river transportation tunnel.

Later, the prime minister will also address a public meeting in Barasat.

After Kolkata, PM Modi will visit Bihar’s Bettiah, where he will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth around Rs 8,700 crores.

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PM to visit West Bengal on 30th December

PM to lay foundation stone and dedicate to the nation projects worth more than Rs 7800 crore in West Bengal

PM to chair the 2nd meeting of the National Ganga Council in Kolkata

PM to lay foundation stone and dedicate to the nation multiple sewerage infrastructure projects in West Bengal worth over Rs 2550 crores

PM to flag off Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri

PM to inaugurate Joka-Taratala stretch of Purple Line of Kolkata Metro

PM to also lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation multiple Railway projects; Foundation stone of redevelopment of New Jalpaiguri Railway Station to be laid

PM to inaugurate Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – National Institute of Water and Sanitation

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on 30th December, 2022. At around 11:15 AM, Prime Minister will reach Howrah Railway Station, where he will flag off Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri. He will also inaugurate Joka-Taratala stretch of Purple Line of Kolkata Metro and lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various Railway projects. At 12 Noon, Prime Minister will reach INS Netaji Subhas, pay floral tribute at the statue of Netaji Subhas and inaugurate Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – National Institute of Water and Sanitation (DSPM – NIWAS). He will also lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation multiple sewerage infrastructure projects for West Bengal under National Mission for Clean Ganga. At around 12:25 PM, Prime Minister will chair the second meeting of the National Ganga Council.

PM at INS Netaji Subhas

In yet another step to boost Cooperative Federalism in the country, Prime Minister will chair the 2nd meeting of the National Ganga Council (NGC) on 30th December 2022 in Kolkata. The meeting will be attended by Union Minister for Jal Shakti, other Union Ministers who are members of the council and Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The National Ganga Council has been given the overall responsibility for superintendence of pollution prevention and rejuvenation of River Ganga and its tributaries.

Prime Minister will inaugurate 7 sewerage infrastructure projects (20 Sewage Treatment Plants and 612 km network) developed under National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) at a cost of more than Rs 990 crore. These projects will benefit municipalities of Nabadwip, Kacharapra, Halishar, Budge-Budge, Barrackpore, Chandan Nagar, Bansberia, Uttrapara Kotrung, Baidyabati, Bhadreshwar, Naihati, Garulia, Titagarh, and Panihati. These projects will add the Sewage Treatment Capacity of over 200 MLD in the state of West Bengal.

Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for 5 sewerage infrastructure projects (8 Sewage Treatment Plants and 80 Km Network) to be developed under National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) at an estimated cost of Rs 1585 crore. These projects will add 190 MLD new STP capacity in West Bengal. These projects will benefit areas of North Barrackpore, Hooghly-Chinsura, Kolkata KMC area- Garden Reach & Adi Ganga (Tolly Nala) and Mahestala town.

Prime Minister will inaugurate Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – National Institute of Water and Sanitation (DSPM – NIWAS), which has been developed at Joka, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata at an estimated cost of around Rs 100 Crore. The Institute will serve as an apex body in the country on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the country, serving as a hub of information and knowledge for Central, State and local governments.

PM at Howrah Railway Station

Prime Minister will flag off the Vande Bharat Express, connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri, at the Howrah Railway Station. The ultra-modern Semi High Speed Train is equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities. The train will stop at Malda Town, Barsoi and Bolpur (Shantiniketan) stations enroute on both the directions.

Prime Minister will inaugurate the Joka-Taratala Stretch of Joka-Esplanade Metro Project (Purple Line). The 6.5-Km stretch having 6 stations namely Joka, Thakurpukur, Sakher Bazar, Behala Chowrasta, Behala Bazar and Taratala has been constructed at a cost of more than Rs 2475 Crore. Passengers of southern parts of the Kolkata City like Sarsuna, Dakghar, Muchipara and South 24 Parganas will be immensely benefited by inauguration of this project.

During the programme, Prime Minister will also dedicate four railway projects to the Nation. These include Boinchi – Shaktigarh 3rd Line, developed at a cost of Rs 405 crore; Dankuni – Chandanpur 4th Line Project, developed at a cost of Rs 565 crore; Nimtita – New Farakka Double Line, developed at a cost of of Rs 254 crore; and Ambari Falakata – New Maynaguri – Gumanihat Doubling Project, developed at a cost of a cost of more than Rs 1080 crore. Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for redevelopment of New Jalpaiguri Railway Station, to be developed at a cost of more than Rs 335 crore.

It is always special to be among the people of West Bengal. Tomorrow, 30th December is an important day for the growth trajectory of the state. Development works over Rs. 7800 crore would either be inaugurated or their foundation stones would be laid. https://t.co/pKISRE6hUc — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 29, 2022

A key focus of the programmes in West Bengal is connectivity. The Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express would be flagged off. The foundation stone for the re-development of New Jalpaiguri Railway Station will also be laid. pic.twitter.com/JeHrT0EZQ9 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 29, 2022

Great news for the people of Kolkata and for furthering 'Ease of Living' in this vibrant city. The Joka-Taratala stretch Kolkata Metro's Purple Line would be inaugurated. pic.twitter.com/JQbsQdOKYm — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 29, 2022

In Kolkata, I will chair the 2nd meet of the National Ganga Council. In line with our commitment to Swachhata, many sewerage infra projects would also be dedicated to the nation. Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – National Institute of Water and Sanitation would also be inaugurated. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 29, 2022

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PM Modi to visit Bengal on Dec 30 for Ganga meet; flag off Vande Bharat

This will be modi's second visit to west bengal since the 2021 assembly polls. despite his extensive election campaign, the bjp lost to the tmc that came to power for the third straight term..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday flag off West Bengal’s first Vande Bharat Express from the Howrah station and attend the second National Ganga Council (Namami Gange conservation project) meeting in Kolkata.

CM Mamata Banerjee is also scheduled to attend the meeting.

This will be Modi’s second visit to West Bengal since the 2021 Assembly polls. Despite his extensive election campaign, the BJP lost to the TMC that came to power for the third straight term.

Besides launching the Vande Bharat Express, the PM will flag off the truncated Joka-Taratala Metro line, the city’s third Metro line. Thereafter, Modi will arrive at the INS Netaji Subhas, the Indian Navy’s Bengal area base headquarters to attend the meeting on the Namami Gange project.

After attending the meeting, Modi will leave for the national capital without holding any political programme in the city.

“PM Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express, connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri, in North Bengal, on December 30. This was a long-pending demand of people. The connectivity will improve business prospects and mobility, particularly for people of North Bengal,” said Amit Malviya, BJP co-observer for Bengal.

TMC spokesman Kunal Ghosh said, “We have learnt it is strictly an official visit. The CM too is scheduled to attend the meeting.”

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The PM will inaugurate the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express train at the Howrah station on Friday morning, when he is also likely to launch a number of railway projects, including the Joka-Taratala metro services, people in the know said. He will then head to Indian Navy's INS Netaji Subhas, where the Ganga Council meeting will be held.

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PM Modi to begin two-day visit to Kolkata, inaugurate 4 revamped buildings

Pm narendra modi will also be part of sesquicentenary celebrations of the kolkata port trust, where he will launch a port anthem and unveil a commemorative plaque for 150 years at the site of port jetties..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kolkata on Saturday to inaugurate four revamped iconic Kolkata buildings — Old Currency Building, Belvedere House, the Metcalfe House and the Victoria Memorial Hall. He will be in the city for a two-day visit.

The renovations are part of the ministry of culture’s plans to modernise museums and develop cultural spaces around iconic buildings in metro cities in India.

The PM will also be part of sesquicentenary celebrations of the Kolkata Port Trust, where he will launch a port anthem and unveil a commemorative plaque for 150 years at the site of port jetties.

At the iconic Victoria Memorial, the Archeological Survey of India have used multani mitti (fuller’s earth) to clean the facade of the 99-year-old building. ₹ 59.96 crore was spent, and of the 25 total galleries, seven will open to the public, including the Royal Gallery which will reopen after 25 years. Several exhibitions, including one featuring the 1987 Jaipur Procession, known widely as the world’s second-largest oil painting, will be held in these galleries. At the Old Currency Building, a 187-year-old triple-storeyed structure built in Italian style with Venetian windows, renovation was done by removing years of paint to replace with rich lime plaster, and ACs and sensor glass doors installed. The Metcalfe House, where renovations focussed on the inner structure, drainage, and the wooden staircase, will open to an exhibition on a century of Bengali Cinema in collaboration with Film Heritage Foundation.

“Of the 11 museums - six have already been made ready and one of the museums which will be dedicated to Netaji Subhas Bose will refer to INA’s association with the Red Fort,” PTI quoted Raghvendra Singh, CEO for Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces as saying.

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• PM Modi to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel in Kolkata
• Metro to cover 520 metre-stretch under Hooghly River in 45 secs
• PM to inaugurate and lay foundation stone for multiple connectivity projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata on March 6. The tunnel built under the Hooghly river is part of the Kolkata Metro's East-West Metro corridor that connects Howrah Maidan to Esplanade.

PM Modi will also inaugurate the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and Taratala-Majerhat sections of the Kolkata metro on the same day.

These sections aim to decongest road traffic and provide seamless, easy, and comfortable connectivity.

The Howrah Maidan-Esplanade metro line features the first transportation tunnel under any mighty river in India, while the Howrah Metro Station is the deepest (33-meter below surface), one of its kind in the country.

The Metro is expected to cover a 520-metre stretch under the river Hooghly in 45 seconds.

The Majerhat Metro Station is a uniquely elevated metro station which will also include a canal.

Kausik Mitra, Chief Public Relations Officer of Kolkata Metro Railway, told India Today TV, "This is a gift from our Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the people of Kolkata. A long-cherished dream is going to be realised with this inauguration."

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the extension of the Pune Metro Rail project Phase 1 between Pimpri-Chinchwad Metro and Nigdi.

According to sources in the Eastern Railway, PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple connectivity projects worth Rs 15,400 crores in Kolkata. He is also scheduled to visit Bihar on March 6. Published By: chingkheinganbi mayengbam Published On: Mar 3, 2024

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Kolkata : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Eastern India’s first Vande Bharat Express in West Bengal Friday, 30 December, in what is being seen as an early launch of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign in the state for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He will also attend a meeting of states in the West Bengal capital, to take stock of the Union government’s Namami Gange conservation project.

This will be the PM’s first visit to Kolkata since the end of the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections 20 months back, which the BJP had lost to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress by a wide margin. Modi had campaigned extensively in the state in the run-up to the elections.

Modi’s upcoming Kolkata visit will also see him share the dais with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for first time in nearly two years. The last time the two were seen together was when they had both attended Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 150 birth anniversary celebrations at Victoria Memorial in January 2021. Banerjee had then walked off the stage without speaking, after being greeted with slogans of “Jai Sri Ram”.

While addressing the media Wednesday, Banerjee confirmed she would be attending the PM’s Namami Gange meeting.

Modi’s packed Kolkata visit comes at a time when the BJP is gearing up for the panchayat polls scheduled to be held in the state early next year.

With Home Minister Amit Shah making his maiden visit to the Bengal BJP headquarters ten days back, while in Kolkata to chair an Eastern Zonal Council meet, and PM Modi’s Friday visit to the state, BJP cadres are hoping for the big boost from the party’s central leadership, which they claimed had been missing since the 2021 assembly poll results.

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee told ThePrint that while so far the PM didn’t have any political events scheduled on the sidelines of his official engagements, his visit will definitely boost the morale of the BJP’s state cadres.

“The Prime Minister has always given importance to West Bengal. During the election (in 2021), he connected with the karyakartas and now with him coming to Kolkata after the elections shows that he thinks about Bengal. In fact, he will flag off the first Vande Bharat express in East India here in West Bengal, which will operate from South Bengal to North Bengal. This shows how Bengal has always been a priority for him and most definitely this will boost the confidence of the BJP workers ahead of the (panchayat) elections,” she said.

Modi’s Kolkata visit also coincides with a perceived tone down in the Trinamool Congress’ earlier strident attack on the BJP.

The West Bengal CM had met Shah on the sidelines of the Eastern Zonal Council meet during his visit to Kolkata. She also attended the G20 meeting chaired by Modi earlier this month to discuss India’s G20 presidency and solicit suggestions for next year’s Summit, and had a closed-door meeting with the PM in August at the national capital.

While senior officials in the government said the state was keen to have its MNREGA and GST dues cleared, to ease its debt burden, Trinamool leaders maintained the PM’s Bengal visit will have zero impact on the BJP’s electoral fate in the state.

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PM’s visit will have no impact: TMC 

Pointing to the fact that Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and many other senior BJP leaders had visited West Bengal to campaign in the run-up to last year’s assembly elections, but had failed to sway the electoral results in their favour, Trinamool leaders claimed the Prime Minister coming for one day to Kolkata, was not likely to have any impact, because of the BJP’s “weak organisational structure” in the state.

Going on to highlight that the Vande Bharat Express will complete its journey from the state’s Howrah to New Jalpaiguri in eight hours, like the existing Satabdi Express, the TMC called the flag off a “gimmick”.

“The Prime Minister should first concentrate on the infrastructure. The railways infrastructure is so poor that the Vande Bharat, his pet project, won’t be able to run on high speed here and so will take the same time as the Shatabdi Express. So, what’s the use of inaugurating this train?” alleged  TMC vice president Joy Prakash Majumdar.

Political analyst Udayan Bandopadhyay too dismissed any political impact of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to West Bengal.

“This is a routine programme and there will be no place for any political messaging. If at all, Amit Shah’s meeting with BJP leaders at the party headquarters in Kolkata (earlier this month), followed by a one-on-one meeting with Mamata Banerjee could send out a message to the BJP workers here in the state ahead of Panchayat and 2024 polls,” said Bandopadhyay.

The BJP has, meanwhile, welcomed the perceived tone down in the West Bengal CM’s attitude towards the BJP and the Union government. The PM and Banerjee have been known to exchange barbs in the past.

“In a federal structure, the state and Centre both work for the development of the people. But Mamata Banerjee’s ego deprived the people of Bengal from Central schemes. She knows, if only she has a cordial tie with the Centre will the money stuck in New Delhi be released. There is no point now thinking of the past, the fact that she has realised, is a welcome move and will only help develop Bengal further,” said MP Locket Chatterjee.

In May this year, Banerjee  wrote  to PM Modi against the Centre’s alleged delay in releasing funds allocated to the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the PM Awas Yojana schemes, seeking his intervention in the matter.

Her government has also written to the Prime Minister’s Office regarding GST dues, and Mamata herself  raised  before the PM the issue of Rs 27,000 crore pending in GST dues during a NITI Aayog meeting in August.

(Edited by: V S Chandrasekar)

Also read: Not buying peace, not driving a wedge—Real reason behind Mamata’s ‘clean chit’ to Modi  

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The Kolkata Metro extension, featuring the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section, includes the first transportation tunnel in India to pass under a major river, representing a critical milestone in the country's infrastructure development.

PM Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata tomorrow.

In a monumental development set to transform urban transportation, PM Modi is slated to inaugurate several key metro and rapid transit projects across countries, marking a significant stride towards enhancing urban mobility and connectivity.

This section not only showcases the technological prowess involved in its construction but also highlights the strategic importance of connecting two bustling areas of Kolkata, enhancing the city's public transportation network's efficiency and reach.

In addition to the underwater metro, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Kavi Subhash - Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Metro section and the Taratala - Majerhat Metro section, which is part of the Joka-Esplanade line.

The latter features the Majerhat Metro Station, an architectural marvel being an elevated station spanning railway lines, platforms, and a canal, further showcasing the innovative approach towards improving urban mobility.

The inauguration event will not be limited to Kolkata. The PM Modi is set to flag off several other important projects across the country.

These include the Pune Metro's stretch from Ruby Hall Clinic to Ramwadi, the Kochi Metro Rail Phase I Extension from SN Junction Metro station to Tripunithura Metro station, the Agra Metro's stretch from Taj East Gate to Mankameshwar and the Duhai-Modinagar (North) section of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor.

Each of these projects is designed to significantly ease road traffic congestion and provide seamless, efficient, and comfortable connectivity for the public. For instance, the newly inaugurated section of the Agra Metro is poised to enhance access to the city's historical and tourist sites, while the RRTS corridor aims to stimulate economic activity within the National Capital Region (NCR).

Furthermore, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the extension of the Pune Metro Rail project phase 1 between Pimpri Chinchwad Metro-Nigdi, promising continued expansion and enhancement of urban transit infrastructure.

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This comprehensive initiative underscores the government's dedication to developing sustainable and efficient transportation networks across India, aiming to revolutionize the way people commute, reduce environmental impact, and bolster economic growth through improved connectivity.  

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