Atal Setu inauguration LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Atal Setu, the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), on Friday. The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu is built at a cost of about ₹17,840 crore. It is the longest bridge in India and also the longest sea bridge in the country. Besides, PM Modi will also unveil projects of over ₹30,500 crore during his visit to Maharashtra.
Just a few hours back, PM Modi addressed a gathering after inaugurating the 27th National Youth Festival on Friday. In his speech, he urged the youth to participate in the electoral process to “reduce” the influence of dynastic politics.
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Atal Setu inauguration LIVE: PM Modi inaugurates India’s longest sea bridge in Maharashtra
Atal Setu inauguration LIVE: PM Modi inaugurated the 21.8km long Mumbai Transharbour link (MTHL), now named ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri – Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’. It has been built at a total cost of more than ₹17,840 crore.
Atal Setu inauguration LIVE: PM Modi urges youth to fight ‘dynastic politics’ by…
Atal Setu inauguration LIVE: Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik, PM Modi said, “India is the mother of democracy. If youth express their political views by casting their votes, the future of the country will be good. Better participation of youth in the democratic process will ensure a better future for the country.”
First-time voters can bring new energy and power to India’s democracy, he said. “If you participate in active politics (and electoral process), you will be able to reduce the influence of dynastic politics. You know that dynastic politics has harmed the country,” he was quoted by PTI as saying.
Atal Setu inauguration LIVE: PM Modi pays tributes to Swami Vivekananda in Nashik
Atal Setu inauguration LIVE: On the birth anniversary of social reformer Swami Vivekananda, PM Modi visited Nashik and paid tribute. PM Modi wrote, “His timeless thoughts and vision continue to motivate us”.
Atal Setu inauguration LIVE: ‘Feeling incredibly blessed,’ PM Modi at Nashik’s Kalaram Temple
PM Modi on Friday prayed at the Shree Kalaram Temple in Nashik. He also took part in a ‘cleanliness drive’ at the temple. PM Modi appealed to citizens to carry out Swachhata activities at temples across the country.
When Modi will become PM for 3rd time, we will be third largest economy,’ Anurag Thakur says
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said that image of a ‘rising India’ can be seen as India is now the world’s fifth-largest economy.
“But after three months, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become PM for the third time… we will be the third largest economy in the world,” he added.
Thakur was speaking at the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik, Maharashtra.
PM Modi in Nashik LIVE: ‘India’s youth becoming brand ambassadors of Yoga and Ayurveda’
Addressing the Rashtriya Yuva Mahotsav at Tapovan Ground in Nashik on Friday, PM Modi said, “India is making new innovations, India is filing record patents… the youth of the country is behind all of this… Amrit Kaal is a golden era for the youth of the country…India’s youth becoming brand ambassadors of yoga and Ayurveda”.
