PM Modi to lay foundation of 30,000 houses under PMAY at Solapur on Jan. 9

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Solapur in Maharashtra on January 9, 2019. He will launch several development projects and lay foundation stones for different projects.

Giving a boost to road transport and connectivity, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation four-lane section of Solapur – Tuljapur – Osmanabad NH-211 (New NH-52). The four laning of Solapur – Osmanabad highway will help improve the connectivity of Solapur with the important Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

The Prime Minister will lay foundation stone of 30,000 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. These will primarily benefit poor homeless people like ragpickers, rickshaw drivers, textile workers, beedi workers, etc. The total cost of the project is Rs 1,811.33 crore of which total Rs 750 crores will be provided by Central & State Government as assistance.

In keeping with his vision of Swachh Bharat, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation Underground Sewerage System, and three Sewage Treatment Plants in Solapur. This will increase the sewer coverage of the town and improve sanitation in the city. It will replace the existing system and also connect to the trunk sewers being implemented under AMRUT Mission.

The Prime Minister will also lay foundation stone of the Combined Project of Improvement in Water Supply and Sewerage System as part of Area Based Development in Solapur Smart City, Augmentation of Drinking Water Supply from Ujani Dam to Solapur City and Underground Sewerage System under AMRUT Mission. The sanctioned cost of the project is Rs 244 crore under Smart City Mission.

He will also address a public gathering in the city.  This will be the Prime Minister’s second visit to the city. In his earlier visit on August 16,2014, he laid foundation stone for four laning of Solapur – Maharashtra / Karnataka Border section of NH 9 and dedicated 765 kV Solapur – Raichur power transmission line, according to a PIB release.