PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for Rs 38,000-cr worth of development projects at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai on 19 February, 2023.
The projects will cater to different areas with the aim of strengthening the areas of infrastructure, urban travel and healthcare.
The PM inaugurated Mumbai Metro Rail Lines 2A and 7 stretching from Andheri to Dahisar in suburban Mumbai. Specific projects include construction of 2,460 MLD-sewage treatment plants (STPs) at suburban Malad, Bhandup, Versova, Ghatkopar, Bandra, Dharavi and Worli at a cost of Rs 17,200 crore. A road concretisation project worth Rs 6,100 crore will cover a network of around 400 km of roads in the city. The Rs 1,800 crore redevelopment work of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus will be undertaken with the aim of augmentation of facilities, better multi-modal integration and conservation of the iconic structure.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for three new hospitals including a 360-bed multi-specialty municipal hospital in Bhandup, a 306-bed facility in Goregaon (West), and a 152-bed maternity home in Oshiwara. In healthcare, the Prime Minister inaugurated 20 Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray ‘Aapla Dawakhana' clinics which will free health check-ups and medicines.