Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Gujarat on Sunday for the third time in October, where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for a number of projects in Bhavnagar and Vadodara districts. Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the Rs 615 crore roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) ferry service between Ghogha in Bhavnagar district and Dahej in Bharuch in the Gulf of Cambay. The prime minister had called the ferry service his “dream project” while addressing a gathering at Gandhinagar on Monday. He will address a gathering in Ghogha and undertake a journey to Dahej from Ghogha on the ferry. From Dahej, he will leave for Vadodara, where he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 1,140 crore. [caption id=“attachment_4118819” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
File image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PTI[/caption] Ajay Bhadoo, Chief Executive Officer of Gujarat Maritime Board, which is executing the ro-ro project, said the first phase of the service to be inaugurated by Modi on Sunday is meant for passengers. In the second phase, which would be ready in two months, cars can also be carried between the two towns. “It is a complex project which involves complicated marine structure of the Gulf of Cambay, on which it is built. The service reduces the distance between the two towns from 310 kilometres by road to 30 kilometres which can be covered in 1 hour,” Bhadoo said. Modi had laid the foundation stone for the project in January 2012, when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. In Vadodara, Modi will eight different projects worth Rs 1,140 crore. Vadodara municipal commissioner Vinod Rao said Modi will dedicate to people a Rs 100 crore city command and control centre in Badamadi Garden, Rs 125-crore Janmahal city transport hub and multi-level parking (under PPP), a Rs 160 crore multi-modal city transport hub, Rs 267 crore waste-to-energy processing plant. The other projects are a Rs 166 crore water treatment plant, two flyovers collectively worth Rs 265 crore, a Rs 55 crore deer safari park, and a Rs 6 crore veterinary hospital. He will also address people at Navlakhi compound in Vadodara. Modi had last visited Vadodara, a constituency from where he contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election and won by a record margin, on 22 October last year to inaugurate a new airport terminal building and distribute assistance devices to the divyangjan (specially-abled) people. The prime minister had visited Gujarat on Monday this week, when he addressed the BJP workers at a rally in Gandhinagar. Prior to that, Modi had visited his home town Vadnagar on 8 October and also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of various projects in Rajkot, Vadnagar, Gandhinagar, and Bharuch. He has been frequently visiting the state, which goes to polls in December 2017.
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Narendra Modi who arrived in Gujarat today will be inaugurating and laying foundation stones for a number of projects in Vadodara and Bhavnagar districts of the poll-bound state
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Glimpses of the Ghogha-Dahej ferry service
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Narendra Modi starts addressing the gathering at Vadodara
PM Modi lays foundation stone of flyover from Genda circle to Manisha Chowkdy
PM Modi lays foundation stone of flyover from Genda circle to Manisha Chowkdy
PM Modi to dedicate multiple development projects to the nation in Vadodara
Modi will dedicate to people a Rs 100 crore city command and control centre in Badamadi Garden, Rs 125-crore Janmahal city transport hub and multi-level parking (under PPP), a Rs 160 crore multi-modal city transport hub, Rs 267 crore waste-to-energy processing plant.
The other projects are a Rs 166 crore water treatment plant, two flyovers collectively worth Rs 265 crore, a Rs 55 crore deer safari park, and a Rs 6 crore veterinary hospital.
PM Modi arrives in Vadodara, to address public gathering soon
The prime minister arrived in Vadodara, where he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 1,140 crore.
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The prime minister said that national waterway project will be more than 17,000 km long and will be a revolutionary project for the fishermen in Gujarat. He said that inter-state waterway and coastal transport services will be integrated in the future. The prime minister said that under Gujarat government, development project were picking speed.
When I was chief minster, I faced hostility from central Government: Modi
Prime minister Narendra Modi while addressing a gathering at Ghogha in Bhavnagar said, “From Vapi to Mandvi in Kutch, they (the UPA government) had banned development in the entire coastal area of Gujarat. They had threatened to lock all our industries in the name of environment.” He said this had changed since he took power in Delhi.
“It seems implementation of all good works are my luck. Changes don’t come from cliched attitude but by new thinking. We changed the way of thinking,” Modi said.
Economy moving in right direction: PM Modi
Prime minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Dahej said that after all hardcore reforms, economy is on track and moving in right direction. He claimed that many economists agree that the fundamentals of economy are strong. “We have taken tough decisions for the economy and will continue to do so while maintaining financial stability,” Mosdi said.
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Modi said economy is on the right track
The prime minister said defended demonetisation and GST and said the his government would keep working for the people. He said that GST ushered in a new culture of business in the country.
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The prime minister said that Blue Economy will become a separate medium of new India in energy, mining and tourism sectors.
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Modi said that demonetisation helped kick-start important initiatives like Swachchata Abhiyaan. He added that the governmet’s focus is on the blue economy. “We see the blue economy as integral to our vision of a new India,” Modi said.
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The prime minister said that the Sagar Mala project alone will provide around 1 crore jobs. He said that without proper connectivity, the economic development of a nation slows down. “Keeping this in mind, we are focussing on ports infrastructure,” said the PM. He said that full support will be given by the Centre to further the Ro-Ro ferry service.
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The prime minister said that we can reduce the cost of logistics by promoting water transport. He added that Ghogha-Dahej ferry service will start a new chapter in coastal tourism.
Modi says Ro-Ro ferry will bring people closer
“We can fulfil the dream of new India. Everyone saw the importance of strengthening hydro power,” said Modi. He added that the government has moved a step towards fulfilling people’s dreams.
“We can fulfil the dream of new India… everyone saw the importance of strengthening hydro power. We have moved a step towards fulfilling their dreams.
PM Modi arrives in Dahej aboard RO-RO ferry from Ghogha
The prime minister arrived in Dahej and interacted with school children. Modi slammed previous governments for ignoring waterways
Narendra Modi, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani take first ride in Ro-Ro ferry
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani took the first ride in Ro-Ro ferry from Ghogha in Bhavnagar district to Dahej in Bharuch accompanied by school children.
The prime minister said that the the history of human civilisation illustrates the vitality of rivers and maritime trade. He said that the project is to bring back to life Gujarat’s glorious past. “This is also a unique project as the state government has used the latest technology to make this ferry service possible,” Modi said.
PM Modi said that Ghogha-Dahej ferry service will be connected to Hazira, Pipavav, Jaffarabad and Daman-Diu. “This is the first of its kind project not only in India but also in South-East Asia,” Modi said at the rally which comes ahead of the Assembly polls in the state.
Modi concludes his speech at Ro-Ro ferry service launch in Ghogha
The prime minister said that the ferry service will usher in an era of economic and financial development in Gujarat. He added that the government would provide modern long liner trawlers to fishermen.
Modi said that the government is aiming to make transport sector integrated and state of the art
The prime minister said that around one crore new jobs wil be created in trasport sector.
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