NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, MAY 25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch projects worth over Rs 77,400 crore in Gujarat during the two-day visit to his home state that begins from Monday. According to a statement, Modi will inaugurate an locomotive manufacturing plant and flag off an electric locomotive from Dahod on Monday.
‘મેઇક ઇન ઇન્ડિયા’ અભિગમ સાથે દાહોદમાં 21 હજાર કરોડથી વધુના ખર્ચે રેલવે પ્રોડક્શન યુનિટ તૈયાર…
દાહોદમાં નિર્મિત 9000 HPનું પ્રથમ લોકોમોટિવ એન્જિન દેશને સમર્પિત કરાશે…#MakeInIndia #DevelopmentInDahod #InfrastructureDevelopment pic.twitter.com/04a3IBQeLd
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He will then travel to Bhuj and launch multiple development projects worth over Rs 53,400 crore. He will address gatherings at both places.
- PM to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth around Rs 24,000 crore in Dahod
- PM to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate development projects worth over Rs 53,400 crore at Bhuj
- PM to participate in the celebrations of 20 years of Gujarat Urban Growth Story
On Tuesday, the statement said, Modi will attend an event celebrating 20 years of Gujarat Urban Growth Story and launch Urban Development Year 2025 in Gandhinagar.
The Dahod plant will produce electric locomotives of 9,000 HP for domestic purposes and for export.
In line with his commitment to enhancing connectivity and building world-class travel infrastructure, Prime Minister will inaugurate the Locomotive Manufacturing plant of the Indian Railways in Dahod. This plant will produce electric locomotives of 9000 HP for domestic purposes and for export. He will also flag off the first electric locomotive manufactured from the plant. The locomotives will help in increasing freight loading capacity of Indian Railways. These locomotives will be equipped with regenerative braking systems, and are being designed to reduce energy consumption, which contributes to environmental sustainability.
Thereafter, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 24,000 crore in Dahod. The projects include rail projects and various projects of the Government of Gujarat. He will flag off Vande Bharat Express between Veraval and Ahmedabad & Express train between Valsad and Dahod stations.
Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 53,400 crore at Bhuj. The projects from the power sector include transmission projects for evacuating renewable power generated in the Khavda Renewable Energy Park, transmission network expansion, Ultra super critical thermal power plant unit at Tapi, among others. It also includes projects of the Kandla port and multiple road, water and solar projects of the Government of Gujarat, among others.
Urban Development Year 2005 in Gujarat was a flagship initiative launched by the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi with the aim of transforming Gujarat’s urban landscape through planned infrastructure, better governance, and improved quality of life for urban residents. Marking 20 years of the Urban Development Year 2005, Prime Minister will launch the Urban Development Year 2025, Gujarat’s urban development plan and State Clean Air Programme in Gandhinagar.
He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple projects related to urban development, health and water supply. He will also dedicate more than 22,000 dwelling units under PMAY. He will also release funds of Rs 3,300 crore to urban local bodies in Gujarat under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana.
