PHWR units 3 and 4 at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station dedicated to the nation
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth more than Rs.60,500 crore on 22 Feb 2024, underlining the pace of development taking place in the country.
In Navsari, Gujarat, the PM officiated on projects worth more than Rs.47,000 crore. The projects encompass a wide range of sectors such as power generation, rail, road, textiles, education, water supply, connectivity and urban development
In Tarabh, Mahesana, Gujarat, he officiated on Rs.13,500 crore projects covering sectors such as internet connectivity, rail, road, education, health, connectivity, research and tourism.
Projects dedicated to the nation included multiple packages of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway; multiple road projects in Bharuch, Navsari, and Valsad; rural drinking water supply project in Tapi; underground drainage project in Bharuch, among others. The Prime Minister also initiated work commencement for the construction of PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Navsari.
He laid the foundation stones for the construction of the Bharuch-Dahej access-controlled expressway; multiple projects at S.S.G. Hospital, Vadodara; Regional science center in Vadodara; projects for railway gauge conversion in Surat, Vadodara and Panchmahal; multiple road projects in Bharuch, Navsari and Surat; several water supply schemes in Valsad, school and hostel building and other projects in Narmada district, among others.
Also dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of several development projects of Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat Urban Development Authority, and Dream City.
Dedicated to the nation two new Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) Unit 3 and Unit 4. Built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), at a cost of more than Rs.22,500 crore, the KAPS-3 and KAPS-4 projects have a cumulative capacity of 1400 (700×2) MW and are the largest indigenous PHWRs. They are first-of-its-kind reactors and with advanced safety features comparable with the best in the world. Together, these two reactors will produce about 10.4 billion units of clean electricity per year and benefit consumers of multiple states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP, Chhattisgarh, Goa and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
In Tarabh, the Prime Minister dedicated to the nation Bharat Net Phase-II – Gujarat Fibre Grid Network Limited, which will provide high-speed internet to more than 8,000 gram panchayats; multiple projects for rail line doubling, gauge conversion, new broad-gauge line in districts of Mahesana and Banaskantha; multiple road projects in Kheda, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, and Mahesana; Main academic building of Gujarat Biotechnology University at Gandhinagar; multiple water supply projects in Banaskantha, among others.
Foundation stones were laid for a new district-level Hospital & Ayurvedic Hospital in Anand district; the development of Rinchhadiya Mahadev Temple and Lake at Ambaji region in Banaskantha; multiple road projects in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, and Mahesana; Runway of Air Force Station, Deesa; Human and Biological Science Gallery in Ahmedabad; Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) new building at GIFT city; multiple projects for improving water supply in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and Banaskantha, among others. Fiinews.com
