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PM Modi was accompanied by Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis
PM Modi later performed the 'Jal Pujan' of Nilwande Dam, which is located in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, and inaugurated the dam's left bank canal network
PM Modi also inaugurated and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth about Rs 7,500 crore
The 85-km canal network will benefit 182 villages by facilitating pipe distribution networks of water
The idea of Nilwande Dam was first conceived in 1970. It is being developed at a cost of about Rs 5,177 crore, according to an official statement
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