CM Uddhav Thackeray, Ministers of the Union Nitin Gadkari & Hardeep Singh Puri to Kick Off Maha Aqua Line on 28 January
Maha Metro Aqua Line services between Lokmanya Nagar Metro Station and Sitabuldi Interchange will be announced by Shri Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing & Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation, Commerce & Industry on 28 January 2020 at 10.15 a.m.
At the event to be held at Subhash Nagar Metro Station, Hingna Hill, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), will attend.
On that day, Shri Eknath Shinde, Minister of Urban Development and Public Works (Public Undertaking), Shri Anil Deshmukh, Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nitin Raut, Minister of Power & District Guardian, Shri Sunil Kedar, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Minister of Dairy Production, Minister of Sports & Youth Welfare, all from the Maharashtra Government will be prominently present.
On this occasion, Shri Sandip Joshi, Mayor of the City, Dr Vikas Mahatme, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Shri Krupal Tumane, Member of Parliament (Ramtek), and Shri Devendra Fadnavis, former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly). Shri Nago Ganar, Shri Prakash Gajbhiye, Prof. Jogendra Kawade, Prof. Anil Sole, Shri Girish Vyas all of MLC, Shri Krishna Khopde (Nagpur East), Shri Vikas Kumbhare (Nagpur Central), Shri Mohan Mate (Nagpur South), Shri Samir Meghe (Hingna), and Shri Vikas Thakre (Nagpur West) all of MLA will be prominently present.
The event will also be graced by Shri Durga Shankar Mishra, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of the Union (MoHUA) Maha Metro MD Dr. Brijesh Dixit urged many people to attend the event. The Aqua Line runs from Prajapati Nagar to Lokmanya Nagar Metro Stations on the East-West Corridor. Of this, 11 km long line to be flagged off in Reach-III includes 11 stations, of which 6 are ready for operation including Sitabuldi Interchange. Lokmanya Nagar, Bansi Nagar, Vasudev Nagar, Rachana Ring Road, Subhash Nagar, Ambazari Lake View, LAD Square, Shankar Nagar, Institute of Engineers, Jhansi Rani Square and finally Sitabuldi Interchange are the stations located in the Reach-III.
Of these, six Metro Stations–Lokmanya Nagar, Vasudev Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Engineering Institute, Jhansi Rani Square, and Sitabuldi Interchange are ready for passenger services to open. Due to the proximity of water bodies-Ambazari Lake, Gandhi Sagar and Nag River to the Metro alignment, the Aqua Line is so-called. Aqua Line’s opening would give a major boost to academic institutions, industrial areas, residential colonies, and others on this line.
