Monitoring Desk,29-Dec; Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation projects worth over 7800 crore rupees in West Bengal tomorrow. In the morning, Modi 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.
The Prime Minister will reach INS Netaji Subhas to pay floral tribute at the statue of Netaji Subhas and inaugurate Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – National Institute of Water and Sanitation. 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.
Besides, during the visit, the Prime Minister will chair the second meeting of the National Ganga Council in Kolkata. It will be attended by the 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 council has been given the overall responsibility for the superintendence of pollution prevention and rejuvenation of River Ganga and its tributaries.
