PM Modi to inaugurate India's longest sea bridge Mumbai Trans Harbour Link today | Know all about Atal Setu

Mumbai Trans Harbour Link inauguration: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the country's longest sea bridge, on January 12 (Friday). 

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate MTHL on January 12 (Friday). This bridge will bring economic development and growth in areas connected to it," Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told media on December 31.

PM Modi will inaugurate the much-anticipated 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu'- or the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, which will allow Mumbai residents to zoom between Mumbai-Raigad in just 20 minutes, compared with the 2 hours' time it takes currently.

CM Shinde reviewed the arrangements being made for PM Modi's tomorrow visit and even launched a cleanliness drive on both sides of the MTHL.

The convoy of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrives at the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link ahead of its inauguration

Know all about Atal Setu/ Mumbai Trans Harbour Link:

1. Atal Setu Bridge is India's longest bridge built on sea spanning more than 21 kilometers
2. The Atal Setu Bridge aims to reduce time of travel from 90 minutes to 20 minutes and aims to cater 70,000 vehicles everyday
3. The MTHL will further connect to the arterial Mumbai Pune Expressway, which links the state's two largest cities
4. The MTHL is a 6-lane sea link, with 16.50 kilometre of the stretch on sea and 5.50 km on land
5. The MTHL will offer quick access to the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the Mumbai-Goa Highway, the Virar-Raigad corridor, the Mumbai Port Authority and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport and other major infrastructure and development projects, besides a new gate-way to the coastal Konkan region
6. The 21.8-kilometre long bridge between Sewri in Mumbai and Nhava Sheva area in Raigad district will bring down the journey from the current two hours to around 15-20 minutes. 
7. The project consists of an approximately 22 km long 6-tier (3+3-lane, 2 emergency lane) bridge connecting Shivdi in Mumbai city and Nhava on the mainland
8. The maximum speed limit for four-wheelers on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link will be 100 kmph, while motorbikes, autorickshaws and tractors won't be allowed on the sea bridge, the police said.
9. Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) is a 22 km long Bridge across the sea to connect Mumbai island city with the southern part of Navi Mumbai
10. The link will feature interchanges at Sewri in Mumbai and Shivaji Nagar, Jassi, and Chirle on National Highway 4B at the Navi Mumbai end
11. The project-affected persons have been rehabilitated and the fishermen whose livelihoods have been affected by the implementation of the project have been compensated in accordance with government policies

Inauguration of other projects: 

The PM will also inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 12,700 crore in the public programme in Navi Mumbai.

The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the underground road tunnel connecting Eastern Freeway's Orange Gate to Marine Drive. The 9.2 km tunnel will be built at a cost of more than Rs 8,700 crore and will be a significant infrastructure development in Mumbai which will reduce travel time between Orange Gate and Marine Drive, officials added.

The Prime Minister will dedicate Phase 1 of the Surya regional bulk drinking water project to the Nation. The project, developed at a cost of more than Rs 1,975 crore will provide drinking water supply to the Palghar and Thane district of Maharashtra, benefiting about 14 lakh population, officials added.

Railway projects inauguration:

During the programme, the Prime Minister will dedicate about Rs 2,000 crore railway projects to the Nation. These include the dedication of ‘Phase 2 of Uran-Kharkopar railway line’ which will enhance connectivity to Navi Mumbai as suburban services running between Nerul/Belapur to Kharkopar will now be extended to Uran.

Other rail projects that will be dedicated to the Nation include a new suburban station ‘Digha Gaon’ on the Thane-Vashi/Panvel Trans-harbour line and the new 6th Line between Khar Road & Goregaon railway station. The projects will benefit the thousands of daily commuters in Mumbai.

According to the PMO, the Prime Minister will inaugurate ‘Bharat Ratnam’ (Mega Common Facilitation Centre) for Gems and Jewellery sector at Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone- Special Economic Zone (SEEPZ SEZ).

It is first of its kind in India with the best available machines in the world, including 3D Metal printing. This will house a training school for skilling of workforce for this sector, including specially-abled students. The Mega CFC will transform the export sector in Gems and Jewellery trade and will help the domestic manufacturing also.

Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate the New Enterprises and Services Tower (NEST)- 01 at SEEPZ- SEZ. The NEST - 01 is primarily for Gem and Jewellery sector units which will be relocated from existing Standard Design Factory - I.

The PM will also inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival (NYF) in Nashik.

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