Prime Minister Narendra Modi today will visit Mumbai, Maharashtra, where he will launch and lay the foundation stone for several significant infrastructure projects worth over Rs 29,400 crore.
In the evening, he will arrive at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon. Here, he will initiate projects related to roads, railways, and ports. Later, he will visit the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Secretariat at Bandra Kurla Complex to inaugurate the INS Towers.
Among the key projects, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the Thane Borivali Tunnel Project, valued at Rs 16,600 crore. This 11.8 km twin-tube tunnel will pass below the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, connecting the Western Express Highway in Borivali with Thane Ghodbander Road. It will shorten the Thane-Borivali journey by 12 km, saving about an hour of travel time.
He will also lay the foundation for the Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR) Project, worth over Rs 6,300 crore. The 6.65 km GMLR will connect the Western Express Highway at Goregaon to the Eastern Express Highway at Mulund, enhancing road connectivity to the proposed Navi Mumbai airport and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
Additionally, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the Kalyan Yard Remodelling and Gati Shakti Multi Modal Cargo Terminal at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai. The Kalyan Yard remodelling will improve train operations by segregating long-distance and suburban traffic. The new cargo terminal will span over 32,600 square meters, creating jobs and handling cement and other commodities.
Furthermore, Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate new platforms at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and extend platforms 10 and 11 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Station. These upgrades will accommodate longer trains, increasing passenger capacity and improving station efficiency.
He will also launch the Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana, a transformative internship program with an outlay of around Rs 5,600 crore. This program aims to address youth unemployment by offering skill enhancement and industry exposure to young people aged 18 to 30 years.
