Highlights
- PM Modi will launch various projects at Amod in Bharuch, Ahmedabad and Jamnagar
- In Bharuch, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park at Jambusar
- In a significant step, PM Modi will also declare Modhera as India's first solar-powered village
Modi Gujarat visit Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday declared Modhera as India's first 24X7 solar-powered village in Mehsana district and laid foundation stones for various developmental projects. He also offered prayers at two temples. The prime minister is in his home state from October 9-11. He will visit Ujjain on October 11 and inaugurate Mahakal Lok corridor.
According to an official statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch various projects at Amod in Bharuch, Ahmedabad and Jamnagar also.
PM Modi in Gujarat - His schedule
In Bharuch, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Bulk Drug Park at Jambusar.
Noting that bulk drugs accounted for over 60 per cent of total pharmaceutical imports in 2021-22, the official statement said the project would play a key role in ensuring import substitution and help make India self-reliant in the sector.
Prime Minister Modi will also perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the development of multiple industrial parks.
In Ahmedabad, PM Modi will inaugurate Phase 1 of 'Modi Shaikshanik Sankul', an educational complex for needy students. The project will provide facilities to students for holistic development, the statement said.
He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of various healthcare facilities worth Rs 1,300 crore in Civil Hospital Asarwa, Ahmedabad, on October 11.
The projects in Jamnagar relate to irrigation, power, water supply and urban infrastructure.
PM Modi declares Modhera as India's first solar-powered village
In a significant step towards promoting clean energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Modhera, a village in the Mehsana district of Gujarat as India's first solar-powered village on Sunday.
Modhera is famous for its Sun temple.
According to the Gujarat government, which shared information in a series of tweets, over 1000 solar panels have been installed on the village houses, generating electricity round the clock for the villagers.
Significantly they will be provided with solar electricity at zero cost.
The Gujarat government has said that it has ensured the sustainable implementation of various welfare projects in Gujarat, keeping in mind the prime minister's vision of increasing the use of renewable energy in India.
A protected archaeological site, Modhera's Sun Temple will get a 3-D projection facility on October 9. The solar-powered 3-D projection will be dedicated by PM Modi and will educate visitors about the history of Modhera, the Gujarat government had said.
As part of the project, heritage lighting has been installed on the temple premises. Witnessing the lighting, people can visit the temple from 6 pm to 10 pm. The 3-D projection will operate every evening.
Sun Temple is situated at Modhera in the Mehsana district on the river Pushpavati. It was built by King Bhima-I of the Chaulukya dynasty in 1026-27.
(With inputs from agencies)
