Bhavnagar gets Rs.5,200cr and Surat Rs.3,400cr projects
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs.5,200 crores in Bhavnagar and Rs.3,400 crores worth of developments in Surat.
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the World’s First CNG Terminal and of brownfield port at Bhavnagar.
The port will be developed at a cost of over Rs.4,000 crores and will have the state-of-the-art infrastructure for the world’s first CNG Terminal along with the world’s fourth largest lock gate system.
In addition to the CNG Terminal, the port will also cater to the future needs and demands of various upcoming projects in the region. The port will have an ultra-modern Container Terminal, Multipurpose Terminal, and Liquid Terminal with direct door-step connectivity to the existing roadway and railway network.
It will not only lead to economic benefits in terms of cost saving in handling cargo but also generate employment for people in the region.
Also, the CNG Import Terminal will provide an additional alternate source of energy to meet the growing demands for clean energy.
Modi also inaugurated the Regional Science Centre in Bhavnagar, which is spread over 20 acres and has been built at a cost of around Rs.100 crores. The centre has several theme-based galleries including Marine Aquatic gallery, Automobile gallery, Nobel Prize gallery – Physiology and Medicine, Electro-Mechanics gallery and Biology Science gallery.
The centre will also provide a creative platform for discovery and exploration for children through outdoor installations like animatronic dinosaurs, science theme-based toy trains, nature exploration tours, motion simulators, portable solar observatories etc.
During the programme, the Prime Minister also inaugurated various other projects including package 7 of Sauni Yojna link 2, 25 MW Palitana Solar PV Project, APPL Container (Aawadkrupa Plastomech Pvt Ltd) project; and laid the foundation stone of projects including package 9 of Sauni Yohna link 2, Chorvadla Zone water supply project among others.
In Surat, he has laid the foundation stone and dedicated various projects worth more than Rs.3,400 crores on 29 Sept 2022.
The projects include works for water supply, drainage projects, DREAM City, Biodiversity Park and other development works such as public infrastructure, heritage restoration, city bus / BRTS infrastructure, electric vehicle infrastructure, and joint development works by the central and state government.
Modi also inaugurated Phase-I of road infrastructure works and the main entrance of Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City.
DREAM City project has been launched with the vision to meet the growing demand for commercial and residential space to complement the rapid growth of the diamond trading business in Surat. He also laid the foundation stone of Phase II of the project.
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Biodiversity Park, which is being built in an area of over 87 hectares from Dr Hedgewar Bridge to Bhimrad-Bamrolli Bridge. fiinews.com
