Prime minister Shri Narendra Modi to visit pune to inaugurate Metro Rail project
P.M. Shri Narendra Modi will be visiting Pune on 6th March 2022 and is likely to inaugurate the Metro Rail Project – Phase 1 at Garware Metro Station. P.M. Shri Narendra Modi will be inaugurating two routes in Phase 1 –
Line 1: Vanaz station to Garware College station and
Line 2: PCMC station to Phugewadi station. Both lines will be open for commercial use.
Line 1 starts from PCMC station and ends at Swargate station and has 14 stations & is a mix of Elevation (11.4 kms) + Underground (6 kms), a total of 17.4 kms end to end. There is a Range Hill Depot between Khadki and Shivaji Nagar station.
Line 2 starts from Vanaz station and ends at Ramwadi station and has 16 stations & is fully elevated with a total of 15.7 kms end to end. There is a Hill View Park Car Depot at Vanaz station.
Pune`s Mayor Shri Murlidhar Mohol is been taking care of the preparations and meeting all stake holders who will be responsible for the security, travel and other related things for the upcoming P.M.`s visit. It is likely that P.M. Modi will be addressing a rally in Pune later.
Pimpri-Phugewadi station got clearance from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on January 6, an inspection of the Vanaz-Garware route which was inspected on February 10 will be getting clearance in a few days.
Advantages of using Metro Rail
| Parameters | Scenario | |
| Existing | With Metro | |
| Traffic Congestion | Bumper to Bumper Traffic visible on several roads in peak hours. | Commuters will get diverted to Metro reducing the congestion on roads. |
| Pollution | Air Quality of the city is going down. | Will improve as the no of vehicles on road will go down. |
| Road Accidents | Notably high due to higher no of vehicles on road. | Will drastically reduce as the congestion on road will reduce. |
| Convenience | Not very convenient due to traffic jams, bad roads, traffic signals, etc. | Very convenient as the mode is highly comfortable, reliable and timely. |
| Weather Extremities | Do affect the driver of individual vehicles causing discomforts. | Provides a comfortable and distraction-free movement. |
| Travel Time | Is excessive due to traffic congestions and traffic signals. | Will reduce the travel time by around 50%. |
| Cost | Is high due to high fuel consumption & high fuel cost & more running time due to traffic congestion. | Will be much less as compared to cost of running individual vehicles. |
| Energy Saving | Uses Fossil fuels and has high energy consumption. | Uses around only 1/5th of energy as compared to Road Transport |
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