PM Modi in West Bengal to dedicate projects over Rs 7,800 crore

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Dec
29:
Prime
Minister
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,
a
press
release
by
the
Prime
Minister’s

Office
read.

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.

‘Naya
Varsh,
Naye
Sankalp’
to
showcase
PM
Modi
govt’s
achievements,
future
commitments

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
Kishanganj
stations
enroute
on
both
the
directions.

PM
Modi
visits
mother
Heeraben
in
Ahmedabad
hospital

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.