Waste to Energy Plant under Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation inaugurated
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone on 1 Aug of around 1,190 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to be constructed by PCMC, and of over 6,400 houses to be constructed by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
He also handed over more than 1,280 houses constructed along with more than 2,650 PMAY houses constructed by Pune Municipal Corporation.
He also inaugurated the Waste to Energy Plant under Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). Developed at a cost of about Rs.300 crores, it will use up about 2.5 lakh MT of waste annually to produce electricity.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister flagged off Metro trains marking inauguration of services on completed sections of the two corridors of Pune Metro Phase I.
These sections are from Phugewadi station to Civil Court station and Garware College station to Ruby Hall Clinic station. The foundation stone of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister in 2016.
The new sections will connect important places of Pune city like Shivaji Nagar, Civil Court, Pune Municipal Corporation office, Pune RTO and Pune Railway Station.
The inauguration is an important step towards realizing the vision of the Prime Minister to provide the citizens with modern and environment-friendly mass rapid urban transport systems across the country.
The design of some of the metro stations on the route draws inspiration from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan Metro Station and Deccan Gymkhana metro stations have a unique design resembling the headgear worn by soldiers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – also known as ‘Mavala Pagadi’.
The Shivaji Nagar underground Metro station has a distinctive design which reminds of the forts built by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
A unique feature is that the Civil Court metro station is one of the deepest metro stations in the country, having the deepest point at 33.1 m. The station roof is made in such a manner that direct sunlight falls on the platform, said the PMO in a release. Fiinews.com
