

Updated On: 12 January, 2024 09:23 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
PM Modi will inaugurate National Youth Festival in Nashik on Friday and unveil development initiatives in Maharashtra worth over Rs 30,500 crore.

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On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to kick off the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik and unveil development initiatives in Maharashtra valued at more than Rs 30,500 crore.
In keeping with his goal of improving connectivity and urban transport infrastructure for better mobility, Modi will open the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL), which is now known as the "Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu." Constructed at a cost above Rs 17,840 crore, the bridge, the longest in India and the longest sea bridge in the country seeks to provide speedier access to Mumbai International Airport, Navi Mumbai International Airport, and minimise travel time between Mumbai, Pune, Goa, and South India.