PM Modi to inaugurate Pragati Maidan tunnel, 6 underpasses on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited tunnel and six underpasses that are part of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project at 10.30 am on Sunday, said officials. It is expected to ease traffic for 1 lakh commuters.

The corridor has been built at a cost of more than Rs 920 crore and is funded entirely by the central government, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. It is aimed at providing hassle-free and smooth access to the new world-class exhibition and convention centre being developed at Pragati Maidan, thereby facilitating easy participation of exhibitors and visitors in the programmes being held at Pragati Maidan, it said.