New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set visit Gujarat tomorrow, May 12, and is expected to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs 4,400 crore in Gandhinagar, an official statement read.
"At around 10:30 am, Prime Minister will participate in Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan in Gandhinagar. Thereafter, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth around Rs 4400 crores at 12 noon in Gandhinagar," the statement by the Prime Minister's Office said.
Prime Minister Modi will also visit "Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT city). The status of various ongoing projects at GIFT City will be reviewed by him during his visit. To learn more about their experiences and plans for the future in GIFT City, GIFT IFSC entities will also be contacted. The "Underground Utility Tunnel" and the "Automated Waste Collection Segregation Plant" are among the important infrastructure facilities that the Prime Minister will tour while in the city, according to the official statement.
On the occasion, the Pm will also hand over the keys of the houses to beneficiaries of the scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
"The Prime Minister will also take part in Gruh Pravesh, which will see the completion of about 19,000 houses constructed under the programme, and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for PMAY (rural and urban) projects. He will hand over keys to beneficiaries of the scheme during the programme. The total outlay of these projects is around Rs 1950 crores," the release said.
In Gandhinagar, he will dedicate and lay the foundation stone for development projects totaling more than Rs 2450 crores. These include projects of Urban Development Department, Water Supply Department, Road and Transport Department and Mines and Minerals Department," it added.
The projects being inaugurated include the augmentation of multi-village drinking water supply schemes in Banaskantha district, a river overbridge in Ahmedabad, a drainage collection network at Naroda GIDC, sewage treatment plants in Mehsana and Ahmedabad, an auditorium in Dahegam, among others.
The projects whose foundation stone would be laid include bulk pipeline projects in Junagadh district, augmentation of water supply schemes in Gandhinagar district, construction of flyover bridges, new water distribution station, and various town planning roads, among others, the official statement said.
The PM will also partake in Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan, which is the 29th Biennial Conference of the All India Primary Teachers' Federation. Teachers are at the Heart of Transforming Education is the conference's theme.
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