Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Maharashtra’s Pune on Thursday was cancelled following the heavy rain situation in the city.
PM Modi was scheduled to flag off the Metro train scheduled to run from the district court to Swargate in Pune and inaugurate, lay the foundation stone, and dedicate to the nation various projects worth over Rs 20,900 crore. Among these projects were E20 retail outlets, energy, and others.
“The PM’s visit to Pune has been cancelled and the programme officially postponed,” Pune divisional commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar said.
To develop multiple energy choices like petrol, diesel, CNG, EV, CBG, Ethanol blended petrol (EBP), etc. at one retail outlet, Prime Minister will launch Energy Stations. Nearly 4,000 energy stations would be developed over Golden Quadrilateral, East-West and North-South Corridors and other major highways over next 5 years at a cost of around Rs. 6000 crore. Energy stations will help in providing seamless mobility through provision of alternate fuels under one roof to the energy seeking customers.
Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation 1500 E20 (20% ethanol blended) petrol retail outlets worth around Rs 225 crore.
To facilitate smooth transition to Green Energy, De-carbonization and Net Zero Emission and reducing the range anxiety of Electric Vehicle drivers, Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation 500 EV charging facilities. Further, 10,000 EV Charging stations (EVCS) are being targeted to be developed by FY 2025 at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,500 crore.
Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation 20 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) stations across the country including 3 in Maharashtra. To promote the adoption of clean fuel such as LNG for long distance transportation, 50 LNG Fuel Stations will be developed in various states of the country by Oil and Gas companies at a cost of around Rs. 500 crore.
