PM to inaugurate or lay foundation stones for Rs 29k-cr projects in Gujarat

Gujarat, the home state of Modi, faces Assembly elections by the year-end and the ruling BJP is making all out efforts to retain power in the state, which it has ruled for nearly three decades now

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate or lay foundation stones for multiple infrastructure and development projects worth more than Rs 29,000 crore during his two-day visit to poll-bound Gujarat starting from Thursday.
 

Some of these big-ticket projects slated for inauguration/foundation stone laying ceremonies include world's first CNG (compressed natural gas) terminal in Bhavnagar, Metro phase-1 in Ahmedabad and phase-1 of Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City at Surat, said an official release issued by the Gujarat government on Wednesday.
 

During the tour, the PM will flag off the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express train and also inaugurate the 36th National