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PM Modi to inaugurate Coastal Road project on Feb 19

Project's southbound side to be open to public from Feb 20

narendra modi"Besides this, the Prime Minister will also be doing the 'bhumi poojan' and laying the foundation for the GMLR project on the same day," said BMC Commissioner. (PTI Photo)
Written by: Nayonika Bose
3 min readMumbaiFeb 8, 2024 06:24 PM IST First published on: Feb 2, 2024 at 10:01 PM IST

On Friday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the first phase of the ambitious Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) on February 19.

According to senior officials, Modi is also slated to lay the foundation for the Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project.

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Speaking to reporters, municipal commissioner and state appointed administrator, Iqbal Singh Chahal said that following the inauguration, the southbound side of the project will become operational to the public starting from February 20.

Chahal said, “On February 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the first phase of the Coastal Road project. After this, the road will become partially accessible to the public from the next day on February 20. Meanwhile, we will be opening both the lanes of the Coastal Road by May 2023.” “Besides this, the Prime Minister will also be doing the ‘bhumi poojan’ and laying the foundation for the GMLR project on the same day,” he added.

Nayonika Bose is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express’ Mumbai bureau. While ... Read More

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