PM Narendra Modi to be conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day-long visit to Pune in Maharashtra today. He will flag off Metro trains marking inauguration of services on completed sections of the two corridors of Pune Metro Phase I. 

PM Modi will also be conferred the Lokmanya Tilak National Award for his outstanding contributions towards the progress of the country. 

Prime Minister will begin his Pune visit by performing Darshan and Pooja at Dagdusheth Mandir.

Akashvani correspondent report: Prime Minister will be honored with the Lokmanya Tilak award by Deepak Tilak, President of Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust.

The Award was instituted in 1983 by the Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust and is given every year on 1st August , the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak, to persons who have made remarkable contributions, for development of the nation.

Prime Minister will offer floral tributes at the statue of Lokmanya Tilak. 

 PM Modi will also flag off Metro trains marking inauguration of services on completed sections of the two corridors of Pune Metro.

The foundation of this project was laid by the Prime Minister himself in 2016.

The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Waste to Energy Plant under Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.

Developed at a cost of about of 300 crore rupees, it will use up about 2.5 lakh metric tonne of waste annually to produce electricity.

Prime Minister will also handover houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and lay the foundation stone of new houses under PMAY.