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the new services of the public transport system.
He travelled in the metro train between Gundavali and Mogra stations and interacted with a group of youngsters, women and metro rail workers. These two stations are part of the Metro line 7 phase 2, inaugurated by him.
The inauguration of projects worth thousands of crores came as a big boost to infrastructure, urban travel and healthcare ahead of crucial civic (BMC) polls, where the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will seek to showcase these ventures to take on the political rivals.
PM Modi was on his first visit to Mumbai since Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde took office in June-end last year after dislodging the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government that was led by Uddhav Thackeray. Elaborate security arrangements and traffic restrictions were put in place in the city for PM Modi’s visit.
In other news from the city, only one Covid case was recorded Thursday, which took Mumbai’s overall case tally to 11,55,218, while the death toll remained unchanged at 19,747. The recovery count increased by eight to reach 11,35,431, leaving the metropolis with an active caseload of 40, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official added.
Meanwhile, in a tragic incident 10 people, including two children, were killed after a speeding truck collided with their van on Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra’s coastal Raigad district on Thursday morning. The truck was going towards Mumbai, police said.
The accident took place at 4.45 am near Repoli village in Raigad, located more than 130 km from Mumbai. The victims, all relatives, were going in the van to Guhagar town in Ratnagiri district, Superintendent of Police Somnath Gharge said.
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