Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar being connected by Vande Bharat Express
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has laid the foundation stones and dedicated to the nation, projects worth Rs.4,400 crores in Gandhinagar on 12 May 2023.
He has also inaugurated development projects worth over Rs.2,450 crores such as Urban Development Department, Water Supply Department, Road and Transport Department and Mines and Minerals Department.
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of PMAY (rural and urban) projects worth around Rs.1,950 crores and participated in Gruh Pravesh of around 19,000 houses built under the scheme by handing over keys to beneficiaries of the scheme during the program. He also interacted with the beneficiaries via video link.
“The country cannot transform its fate and become a developed nation by moving forward on the path of failed policies,” Modi underlined, as he highlighted the differences between the work culture of the present government and the governments of the past.
The Prime Minister also said that RERA Act has provided legal security to middle-class families for getting the promised facilities when purchasing a house. He pointed out the unprecedented budget subsidy for housing loans by middle-class families.
“Twin cities like Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar are being connected by trains like Vande Bharat Express today, while electric buses deployments is increasing in many cities of Gujarat.”
Modi informed that waste processing in the country has increased from 14-15% in 2014 to 75% today. The Government is working on mission mode to eliminate the heaps of garbage in our cities. “Quality of life in our cities is possible only when we get a clean environment and pure air,” the Prime Minister said.
The projects inaugurated included 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, and 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. fiinews.com
