Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched several development projects in Solapur, Maharashtra. The foundation stones have beenlaid for the construction of 30,000 homes worth Rs 18.11 bn under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and for the combinedproject of improvement in water supply and sewerage system worth Rs 2.44 bn.Contact: Manu Kumar Srivastava, Principal Secretary-Urban Development, Government of Maharashtra.Address: 5th Floor, 540, Extension Building, Dr Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai-400 032. Tel: 022-2287 5930.E-mail: psec.ud1@maharashtra.gov.in Website: www.maharashtra.gov.in