<span style="color: #222222;">In an effort to facilitate the movement of devotees to Pandharpur, Maharastra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for four laning of five sections of Shri Sant Dnyaneshawar Maharaj Palkhi Marg NH-965 and three sections of Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg NH-965G tomorrow at 3:30 PM through video conferencing. Dedicated walkways for Palkhi will be constructed on either side of these National Highways, providing hassle-free and safe passage to devotees.<br />'' <br />'' About 221 kilometres of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi Marg from Diveghat to Mohol and about 130 kilometres of Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg from Patas to Tondale – Bondale, will be four-laned with dedicated walkways for 'Palkhi' on either side, at estimated costs of more than 6 thousand 690 crore rupees and about 4 thousand 400 crore rupees.<br />'' <br />'' During the event, Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation more than 223 kilometres of completed and upgraded road projects, constructed with an estimated cost of over one thousand 180 crore rupees at different National Highways for boosting connectivity to Pandharpur. These projects include  Mhaswad – Piliv – Pandharpur NH 548E, Kurduwadi  -  Pandharpur  NH 965C, Pandharpur – Sangola NH 965C, Tembhurni-Pandharpur section of NH 561A and Pandharpur – Mangalwedha – Umadi section of NH 561A.<br />''<br />''Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray will be present on the occasion.</span>