Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], August 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of urban development projects worth Rs 2,548 crore in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar on August 25 and 26, according to a press release.
This major initiative for Gujarat comes at a significant moment, as the state is celebrating the Urban Development Year. It also marks 20 years of the urban development journey initiated by Narendra Modi during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat. Carrying forward this two-decade-long achievement, the Government of Gujarat continues its dedicated efforts to enhance the ease of living for its citizens.
In Ahmedabad, PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of urban development projects worth Rs 2,267 crore. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is rehabilitating 1,449 slum households in Sector-3 of Ramapir Tekra at a cost of over Rs 133 crore under the In-Situ Slum Rehabilitation component of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). The project includes facilities such as a common plot, Anganwadi, health center, solar rooftop systems, and PNG gas connections.
Under the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority, clean drinking water is being provided through the Jal Jeevan Mission. In Daskroi taluka, the Prime Minister will inaugurate a clear water pump with a capacity of 1.5 million liters. A water pumping station has been constructed at a cost of Rs 7 crore, along with a 23 km trunk main pipeline. This project will provide clean drinking water to 10 villages in the AUDA area.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation stones for several projects in Ahmedabad. These include the construction of a storm water drainage system for Shela, Manipur, Godhavi, Sanathal, and Telav, along with its operation and maintenance for five years; the development of Law Garden and Mithakali Precinct with street furniture under the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation; new water distribution stations in Thaltej and Naranpura wards of the West Zone and in Chandkheda; and the reconstruction of the four-lane Asarwa Railway Overbridge between Sabarmati and Ahmedabad stations.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for a mini sports complex in Sarkhej ward in the South-West Zone. To be built on a municipal plot in South Bopal at a cost of about Rs 56.52 crore, the project will play a key role in shaping Ahmedabad as a sports hub. Additionally, Modi will lay the foundation stone for converting the 24-meter and 30-meter roads into four-lane roads in TP Scheme Nos. 139/C, 141, and 144 at Kalana-Chharodi under the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority, at a cost of Rs 38.25 crore.
The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority will also upgrade the four-lane main road into a six-lane road under the hybrid annuity mode in two phases, with controlled access as per expressway standards to ensure speed and safety.
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