Prime Minister of Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat for 2 days on May 26 and 27. His office has released an official note regarding the itinerary of the visit.
Prime Minister will visit Dahod and at around 11:15 AM, he will dedicate to India a Locomotive manufacturing plant and flag off an Electric Locomotive. Later he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth around Rs 24,000 crores. He will also address a public function. PM will visit Bhuj and at around 4 PM, he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 53,400 crores. He will also address a public function.
Further, PM Modi will visit Gandhinagar and on 27th May, at around 11 AM, where he will participate in the celebrations of 20 years of Gujarat Urban Growth Story and launch Urban Development Year 2025. He will also address the gathering.
Dahod plant will produce electric locomotives of 9000 HP for domestic purposes and for exports. He will flag off the first electric locomotive manufactured from the plant. The locomotives will help in increasing freight loading capacity of Indian Railways. These locomotives will be equipped with regenerative braking systems, and are being designed to reduce energy consumption, which contributes to environmental sustainability.Thereafter, he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 24,000 crores in Dahod. He will flag off Vande Bharat Express between Veraval and Ahmedabad & Express train between Valsad and Dahod stations. Prime Minister will inaugurate the gauge converted Katosan- Kalol section and flag off a freight train on it. He will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 53,400 crores at Bhuj. The projects from the power sector include transmission projects for evacuating renewable power generated in the Khavda Renewable Energy Park, transmission network expansion, Ultra super critical thermal power plant unit at Tapi. It also includes projects of the Kandla port and multiple road, water and solar projects of the Government of Gujarat. Marking 20 years of the Urban Development Year 2005, Prime Minister will launch the Urban Development Year 2025, Gujarat’s urban development plan and State Clean Air Programme in Gandhinagar. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple projects related to urban development, health and water supply. He will also dedicate more than 22,000 dwelling units under PMAY. He will provide funds of Rs 3,300 crore to urban local bodies in Gujarat under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana.
