Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Vadodara and Navsari on Tuesday and inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth more than ₹ 35,200 crore in Gujarat, the Gujarat government said in a statement on Monday. The projects include works worth more than ₹ 32,606 crore of the central government and over ₹ 2,597 crore of the state government.
Other railway projects involving gauge conversion and construction of second tracks alongside existing lines will also be inaugurated. PM Modi will flag off a new passenger train between Vadodara and Tanda Road and freight train services on the WDFC. Projects worth more than ₹ 30,766 crore under Indian Railways will be inaugurated or launched. These include three sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), covering 326 km and built at a cost of ₹ 20,703 crore. The foundation stone will also be laid for third and fourth railway tracks between Vadodara and Ratlam over 259 km at a cost of ₹ 8,885 crore. National Highway projects worth more than ₹ 1,840 crore will also be launched. These include works on NH-48 between Vadodara and Surat , including major bridges over the Tapi and Narmada rivers, six-laning of the Kamrej-Chalthan section and road improvement upgradation works on NH-53.
The “NaMo for Viksit Bharat ” programme in Vadodara has drawn a strong public response.
After the Vadodara programme, PM Modi will travel to Navsari , where he will inaugurate the BJP ’s newly built district office, Kamalam, and address party workers. The western DFC from JNPT to Dadri and the eastern corridor from Ludhiana through Prayagraj to Son Nagar have been completed and will be dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister. Earlier reporting noted: PM to dedicate rly projects worth over ₹35k cr: Vaishnaw Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday inaugurate, lay foundation stones for and dedicate railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 35,000 crore in Gujarat, Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
Earlier reporting noted: Speaking to the media at Ahmedabad airport, Vaishnaw said the projects would significantly strengthen Gujarat’s railway network and improve both passenger and freight connectivity.
Earlier reporting noted: The railway minister stated that the completion of eastern and western dedicated freight corridors (DFC) is a major backbone of India’s transportation system.
