Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of development projects worth more than Rs 38,000 crore in different sectors in Mumbai, giving a big push to infrastructure, urban travel and healthcare ahead of civic polls, where the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will seek to showcase these ventures to take on the political rivals.

Besides the Prime Minister, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also spoke on the occassion at MMRD ground in BKC.