PM Modi lays launches projects worth ₹4400 crore in Gujarat

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects worth around ₹4400 crore in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the projects include initiatives under the urban development, water supply, road and transport, and mines and minerals departments.

During the ceremony, the prime minister inaugurated the augmentation of multi-village drinking water supply schemes in Banaskantha district, a river overbridge in Ahmedabad, a drainage collection network at Naroda GIDC, sewage treatment plants in Mehsana and Ahmedabad, and an auditorium in Dahegam, among others.

He laid the foundation stone for bulk pipeline projects in Junagadh district, augmentation of water supply schemes in Gandhinagar district, construction of flyover bridges, new water distribution stations, and various town planning roads.

The prime minister participated in the Gruh Pravesh of around 19,000 houses built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme, and handed over keys to beneficiaries during the programme. The total outlay of the PMAY projects is around ₹1950 crores.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi also participated in the 29th Biennial Conference of the All India Primary Teacher’ Federation - Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan.