- Modi will address ‘Khadi Utsav’ at the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad on Saturday
- PM to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 4,400 crore in Bhuj
- PM to inaugurate Kachchh Branch Canal of Sardar Sarovar Project which will boost water supply in the region
- In a one of its kind event, PM to participate in Khadi Utsav being organised to pay tribute to khadi and its importance during the freedom struggle
- Unique feature: 7,500 women khadi artisans spinning charkha live at the same time and at the same place
- Suzuki facility in Hansalpur will be set up with an investment of around Rs 7,300 crore to manufacture advance chemistry cell batteries for electric vehicles
NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, GANDHINAGAR, AUG 25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Smriti Van in Bhuj, which celebrates the spirit of resilience shown by people following the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, during his two-day visit to the state from Saturday.
માન.વડાપ્રધાનશ્રી નરેન્દ્ર મોદી વિવિધ પ્રકલ્પોના લોકાર્પણ-ખાતમુહૂર્ત માટે કચ્છની મુલાકાતે આવી રહ્યા છે ત્યારે મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલે ભુજ ખાતે લોકાર્પણ થનારા સ્મૃતિવન તેમજ કચ્છ યુનિવર્સિટી ખાતે કાર્યક્રમના સભામંડપનું જાત નિરીક્ષણ કરીને જરૂરી માર્ગદર્શન પુરૂં પાડ્યું હતું. pic.twitter.com/v8bNq8PJ96
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 25, 2022
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), in a statement, said Modi will address ‘Khadi Utsav’ at the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad on Saturday and address a programme on Sunday in Gandhinagar, commemorating 40 years of Suzuki in India.
Envisioned by the prime minister, Smriti Van is a one-of-its-kind initiative, the PMO said, adding it has been built over 470 acres of land to celebrate the spirit of resilience shown by the people after the death of around 13,000 people in the 2001 earthquake having its epicentre in Bhuj. The memorial carries names of the people who had lost their lives during the earthquake.
The state-of-the-art Smriti Van Earthquake Museum is segregated in seven blocks based on seven themes — rebirth, rediscover, restore, rebuild, rethink, relive and renew — it said. Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 4,400 crore in Bhuj.
In a one-of-its-kind event being held as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, ‘Khadi Utsav’ is being organised to pay tribute to khadi and its importance during the freedom struggle. It will be organised at the Sabarmati riverfront and will witness 7,500 women khadi artisans from various districts of Gujarat spinning charkha (spinning wheel) live at the same time and at the same place. The PMO said it has been Modi’s constant endeavour to popularise khadi, generate awareness about its products and promote their usage among the youth.
ગાંધીનગર ખાતે ગુજરાતના વણઝારા સમાજના સ્નેહમિલનમાં સહભાગી થઈને સમાજના લોકો સાથે વાર્તાલાપનો અવસર મળ્યો. સરકારી યોજનાઓનો લાભ લઈ વણઝારા સમાજે શિક્ષણ સહિતના ક્ષેત્રોમાં સાધેલી પ્રગતિને બિરદાવી. વણઝારા સમાજના આગેવાનોએ મારું સ્નેહભર્યું અભિવાદન કર્યું એ બદલ તેમનો આભારી છું. pic.twitter.com/W8IUEQygCJ
— Bhupendra Patel (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Bhupendrapbjp) August 25, 2022
“As a result of the efforts of the prime minister since 2014, the sale of Khadi in India has witnessed a four-fold increase, whereas in Gujarat, it has witnessed a massive eight-fold increase,” it said. The event will also feature an exhibition showcasing the “evolution of charkhas” by displaying 22 charkhas from different generations used since 1920s.
વડાપ્રધાન શ્રી નરેન્દ્ર મોદીની આગામી કચ્છ મુલાકાતના સંદર્ભમાં કચ્છના બે દાયકાના ખમીરવંતા વિકાસની ગાથા દર્શાવતું અદભુત ગીત માણીએ. https://t.co/qcihMePSas
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 25, 2022
Modi will also inaugurate the new office building of the ‘Gujarat Rajya Khadi Gramodyog Board’ and a foot overbridge at Sabarmati.
At the Suzuki programme, Modi will also lay the foundation stones of two key projects of the Suzuki Group in India — the Suzuki Motor Gujarat Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing Facility in Hansalpur in Gujarat and its upcoming vehicle manufacturing facility in Kharkhoda in Haryana — the PMO said.
The facility in Hansalpur will be set up with an investment of around Rs 7,300 crore to manufacture advance chemistry cell batteries for electric vehicles. The vehicle manufacturing facility in Kharkhoda will have the potential to manufacture 10 lakh passenger vehicles per year, making it one of the largest passenger vehicle manufacturing facilities at a single site in the world. The first phase of the project will be set up with an investment of over Rs 11,000 crore.
