PM to launch rail projects, school in Maharashtra on Saturday

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Maharashtra on Saturday to unveil projects at Dhule and Yavatmal.
The PM will launch Central and Western Railway projects. He will dedicate the Udhna-Jalgaon rail doubling with electrification project, flag off Bhusaval-Bandra Khandesh Express, launch Nandurbar-Udhna and Udhna-Paldhi MEMU trains of WR, along with other CR projects, including flagging off of Ajni (Nagpur)-Pune Humsafar Express through video-conferencing and laying the foundation stone of Jalgaon-Manmad third line and Dhule-Nardana new rail line.
WR chief spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar said the inaugural run of Bhusaval-Bandra Exp (09004) will be at 3pm, and it will reach Bandra Terminus at 1.10am the next day.
CR chief public relations officer Sunil Udasi said 160km Rs 1,035 crore Jalgaon-Manmad third line project "will end traffic congestion and facilitate introduction of more services, including goods trains, in Mumbai". He added, "The Rs 492.76 crore 50km Dhule-Nardana new rail line will reduce congestion and the distance between Dhule-Nardana by 83km, providing better connectivity and saving travel time." The PM's events will be attended by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, governor Vidyasagar Rao, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari and minister of state (railways) Rajen Gohain. He will also virtually inaugurate the Eklavya Model Residential School of Nanded.