‘Will become India’s cleanest pilgrimage site’: PM Modi lays foundation stone of road projects in Pandharpur

PM to promote pilgrimage to Pandharpur, Maharashtra Narendra Modi He laid the foundation stone of two road projects- Sreesanth Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palki Marg and Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palki Marg through video conferencing on Monday.

Inaugurating the project, the Prime Minister said, “Pandharpur is a symbol of happiness and prosperity, and with the foundation laid today, the service aspect is also attached to it. About 225 km long National Highway connecting Pandharpur was also inaugurated today.

The construction of Sreesanth Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palki Marg will be completed in five phases and Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palki Marg will be completed in three phases. PM Modi appealed to the people to promise that Pandharpur will become the cleanest pilgrimage center in the country.

“Plantation should be done on the (adjacent) road along the Pali Marg in which arrangements for drinking water should be made. I also want people to promise me that in future Pandharpur will be the cleanest pilgrimage site in the country.

While addressing the program, PM Modi also appreciated the role of farmers and said that the progress of the society depends on the progress of the farmers. “India’s culture, the ideals of India have been kept alive by the son of the earth here for centuries. The true Annadata connects the society, lives the society, lives for the society. The progress of the society is in you, and the progress of the society is your progress.” is in,” he said.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways VK Singh and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis were personally present at the foundation stone laying ceremony in Pandharpur. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray virtually participated in this program.

About 221 kms of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palki Marg from Diveghat to Mohol and about 130 Kms of Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palki Marg from Patas to Tondel-Bondale will be four laning at an estimated cost of over Rs.6,690 crore and about Rs.4,400 crore respectively .

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