Ahmedabad Metro rail project phase I: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (September 30) inaugurated Phase I of the Ahmedabad Metro rail project. He also took a ride in the metro and interacted with students and co-passengers.
Earlier today, the Prime Minister flagged off the new Vande Bharat Express train at Gandhinagar.
PM Modi inaugurated phase-1 of the Ahmedabad Metro rail project between Thaltej and Vastral.
He inaugurated the metro rail stretch on the city's East-West corridor from Kalupur station, where he reached in the Vande Bharat Express train that he flagged off from Gandhinagar railway station in the morning.
The prime minister waved a green flag to the metro train at Kalupur railway station.
With this, the 21-km corridor of the project between Thaltej and Vastral with 17 stations became operational. This corridor has a 6.6 km underground section with four stations, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) said in a release.
Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate various projects worth over Rs 7,200 crore in Ambaji and perform Darshan and Pooja at Ambaji Temple.
Thereafter, he will attend Maha Aarti at Gabbar Tirtha. The programmes in Ambaji include laying the foundation stone of over 45,000 houses built under the PM Awas Yojana.
Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone of Taranga Hill - Ambaji - Abu Road New Broad Gauge Line and development of pilgrimage facilities at Ambaji temple under the PRASAD scheme.
The new rail line is expected to benefit lakhs of devotees visiting Ambaji, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas and will enrich the worship experience of the devotees at all these pilgrimage places. Other projects whose foundation stone will be laid include the construction of the runway and associated infrastructure at Air Force Station, Deesa; Ambaji Bypass Road among others.
Prime Minister Modi will also dedicate the 62-km-long New Palanpur-New Mahesana section of the Western Freight Dedicated Corridor and the 13-km-long New Palanpur-New Chatodar Section (Palanpur bypass line). It will enhance connectivity to Pipavav, Deendayal Port Authority (Kandla), Mundra and other ports of Gujarat.With the opening of these sections, 734 km of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor will become operational.
The opening of this stretch will benefit industries in Mehsana-Palanpur in Gujarat; Swaroopganj, Keshavganj, Kishangarh in Rajasthan; Rewari-Manesar and Narnaul in Haryana. The prime minister will also dedicate various road projects including the widening of Mitha - Tharad - Deesa Road among others.
(With agencies inputs)
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