PM Modi to inaugurate Kanpur Metro Rail Project, Bina-Panki Multiproduct Pipeline Project on Dec 28

By Team Newsable | First Published Dec 26, 2021, 5:59 PM IST

Being built at a cost of over Rs 11,000 crore, the entire length of the Metro Rail Project in Kanpur is 32 km.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kanpur on December 28 to inaugurate the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project and also the Bina-Panki Multiproduct Pipeline Project. According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), prior to this, PM Modi will also attend the 54th Convocation Ceremony of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur at around 11 am.

Being built at a cost of over Rs 11,000 crore, the entire length of the Metro Rail Project in Kanpur is 32 km.

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“Improving urban mobility has been one of the key focus areas of the Prime Minister. The inauguration of the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project is yet another step in this direction. This completed 9 km long section is from IIT Kanpur to Moti Jheel,” it said.

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As per the PMO, the 356 Km long Bina-Panki Multiproduct Pipeline Project has a capacity of around 3.45 million metric tonnes per annum. “Extending from Bina refinery in Madhya Pradesh to Panki in Kanpur, the project has been built at a cost of over Rs 1500 crore. It will help the region access petroleum products from the Bina refinery,” the PMO added.

PM Modi will be attending the 54 Convocation Ceremony of IIT Kanpur at around 11 AM. He will be the Chief Guest of the 54th Convocation of IIT Kanpur. During the convocation, all the students will be issued digital degrees through an in-house blockchain-driven technology developed at the Institute under the National Blockchain Project.

The PM will launch the blockchain based digital degrees. These digital degrees can be verified globally and are unforgeable.

Meanwhile, PM Modi will visit Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh on Monday (December 27) to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of hydropower projects worth over Rs 11,000 crore. He will also preside over the second groundbreaking ceremony of the Himachal Pradesh Global Investors’ Meet at around 11:30 am.

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