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NATION | PM’s Visit to Gujarat

Inauguration Additional Facilities

Enhanced Road and Rail Connectivity Inaugurated

crore rupees worth of ₹3,650
the Ahmedabad–Dholera
5,100+ Expressway was inaugurated
crore worth of Khavda Pooling
This expressway will enhance regional connectivity Station-2 and its associated 4.5 GW
and boost industrial development within the Dholera renewable energy transmission line
Special Investment Region project inaugurated

•n Inauguration of a flyover at the PDPU Junction,
located on the Gandhinagar-Koba-Arodram Road •n Inauguration of an 858-bed shelter home at the Civil
•n Dedication to the nation of the Kanalus-Jamnagar Hospital in Asarwa, Ahmedabad, along with similar
facilities at the Civil Hospital and GMERS Medical
Doubling Project (28 km), a section of the Rajkot- College in Gandhinagar
Kanalus Doubling Project (111.20 km), and the
quadrupling of the Gandhidham-Adipur section •n Dedication to the nation of two major water pipeline
(10.69 km) projects, costing approximately ₹1,780 crore

•n Inauguration of the Himmatnagar-Khedbrahma •n Inauguration of a hostel facility in Vejalpur,
Gauge Conversion Project (54.83 km), which will Ahmedabad
improve rail connectivity and passenger movement in
the region Scan the QR code to watch the
•n Flagging off of the Khedbrahma-Himmatnagar- Prime Minister’s full program.
Asarwa train service.

Foundation stones laid for the following projects:

•n Construction of a four-lane Idar-Badoli bypass •n Foundation stones laid for tourism infrastructure
road with paved shoulders works at Balaram Mahadev and Vishweshwar
•n Upgradation of the Dholavira-Mouvada-Vauva- Mahadev in Banaskantha
Santalpur section (Package-II) of NH-754K into a •n A water supply scheme for Ambaji and the
two-lane road with paved shoulder. surrounding rural areas. This initiative will benefit
approximately 1.5 lakh people
•n Several key road infrastructure projects, including
a flyover to be constructed at the Bhaijipura
Junction on the Gandhinagar-Koba-Airport Approximately crore investment in three
road. Organised parking facilities will be available ₹1,000 Sabarmati Riverfront Extension
beneath the flyover Projects constructed in the
Gandhinagar district

related to technology that India is taking in this decade Ashoka, renowned for his role in the propagation and
will empower India’s leadership in the coming decades. spread of Jainism. He remarked that at a time when the
If we look at the matter of AI adoption, India is ahead fires of instability and unrest are scorching the entire
of everyone in the world. We Indians explore tech. The world, the message of the Samrat Samprati Museum
success of Digital India, the magnificent work happening holds immense significance-not merely for India but for
in Fintech, in this we are able to see the trust of Indians all of humanity. Rare knowledge, dating back hundreds
in technology; it shows that. On the occasion of Mahavir of years and inscribed upon palm leaves and birch bark,
Jayanti, PM Modi inaugurated the Samrat Samprati has been preserved and compiled at the Koba Tirth. This
Museum at the Koba Tirth in Gandhinagar. Established endeavour serves not only to bridge our past with our
in the name of Emperor Samprati, the grandson of present but is also of immense utility for our future. n

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