Govt to modernize and connect Gujarat ports pan-India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone and inaugurated projects worth over Rs.4,900 crores in Amreli, Gujarat, on 28 Oct, comprising rail, road, water development and tourism sectors globaltenders .
“Our endeavour is that the blue water of the ocean should give impetus to the blue revolution,” said the PM, adding that Port-led development should strengthen the resolve of a developed India ted.europa.eu .
Modi emphasized the Government’s endeavour to modernize the connectivity of Pipavav port and every such port in Gujarat with other parts of the country nseindia .
The Prime Minister also noted the rapid progress in constructing the economic corridor from Jamnagar to Amritsar-Bhatinda, stating, “This project will benefit all states from Gujarat to Punjab. Today’s inaugurations and foundation-laying of road projects will improve connectivity for major industrial centres like Jamnagar and Morbi, enhancing access to cement factories as well as facilitating easier pilgrimages to Somnath and Dwarka bseindia .”
He further added that the expansion of railway connectivity in Kutch will further strengthen tourism and industrialization in Saurashtra and Kutch sbi.com.in .
Background
The Prime Minister inaugurated the Bharat Mata Sarovar in Dudhala, Amreli. This project was developed through a collaboration between the Government of Gujarat and the Dholkaiya Foundation under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Dholkaiya Foundation improved a check dam, which originally, the dam could hold 4.5 crore litres of water but after deepening, widening, and reinforcing it, the capacity has increased to 24.5 crore litres. This improvement has raised water levels in nearby wells and bores which will help local villages and farmers by providing better irrigation conexpoconagg .
Further, the Prime Minister said the Rs.4,900 crore projects at Amreli will benefit the citizens of Amreli, Jamnagar, Morbi, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Junagadh, Porbandar, Kachchh, and Botad districts of the state jpx.co.jp .
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various road projects worth more than Rs.2,800 crores. The projects include four-laning of various sections of NH 151, NH 151A and NH 51 and the Junagadh bypass. The foundation stone for the four-laning project of the remaining section from the Dhrol bypass in Jamnagar district to Amran in Morbi district, will also be laid deutsche-boerse .
The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation Bhuj-Naliya Rail Gauge Conversion Project, completed at a cost of around Rs.1,100 crores. This extensive project features 24 major bridges, 254 minor bridges, 3 road overbridges and 30 road-underbridges, and will play a crucial role in enhancing the socio-economic development of Kachchh district sgx.com .
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various development projects worth over Rs.700 crore of the water supply department from Amreli district. Projects inaugurated include Navda to Chavand bulk pipeline which will provide an additional 28 crore litres of water to approximately 67 lakh beneficiaries across 36 cities and 1,298 villages of Botad, Amreli, Junagadh, Rajkot, and Porbandar districts investindia .
The foundation stone of Pasavi Group Augmentation Water Supply Scheme Phase 2 in Bhavnagar district will also be laid which will benefit 95 villages in the Mahuva, Talaja, and Palitana talukas, in Bhavnagar district unfccc.int . Fiinews.com
