Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 3,000 crore in Navsari, Gujarat on Friday. These included the inauguration of 7 projects, foundation stone laying for 12 projects and Bhumi Pujan for 14 projects.
An official release on PIB said that these projects were launched during the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan’ and will help in improving the water supply in the region, along with boosting connectivity and enhancing the ease of living.
Addressing the gathering at the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan’ programme, the Prime Minister said the double engine government is sincerely carrying forward this glorious tradition. He added that these development projects will bring ease of living to Surat, Navsari, Valsad and Tapi districts of South Gujarat.
Modi recalled how 8 years ago the people of Gujarat sent him to Delhi. He said that in the last 8 years, the government has succeeded in linking many new segments of people and regions with the development process and aspirations.
He recalled how there was a time when poor, deprived, dalits, tribals, women and other vulnerable sections used to spend their entire lives meeting just the basic needs. Earlier governments did not make development their priority, he said, adding that most needy sections and regions were deprived of the facilities.
The Prime Minister performed the Bhumi Pujan for 13 water supply projects for residents of Tapi, Navsari and Surat districts, worth Rs 961 crore. He also performed the Bhumi Pujan of a Medical College in Navsari district. The medical college will be built at the cost of about Rs 542 crore, which will help provide affordable and quality medical care to the people of the region.
Modi inaugurated the Madhuban dam based Astol regional water supply project, built at the cost of about Rs 586 crore. Also, ‘Nal Se Jal’ projects worth Rs 163 crore were inaugurated by the Prime Minister. These water projects will provide safe and adequate drinking water to the residents of Surat, Navsari, Valsad and Tapi districts.
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of 8 water supply projects worth Rs 549 crore, to provide clean drinking water to the residents of Surat, Navsari, Valsad and Tapi districts.
