PM Modi Holds Roadshow in Gujarat, Set to Launch Projects Worth Over Rs 14,000 Crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Gujarat’s Banaskantha on Friday at the start of a two-day visit to the state. He is due to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth more than Rs 14,000 crore in the district.

A CENTRE FOR KANKREJ CATTLE

The Prime Minister will dedicate the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre at Bhildi in Banaskantha. Spread across 127 acres and set up as a Centre of Excellence, it will focus on bovine breeding, genetic upgradation and advanced reproductive technologies. It will be the country’s first facility of its kind dedicated to the Kankrej breed, and is expected to speed up breed improvement by 10 to 20 times.

He will also lay the foundation stones of two Bio-CNG plants of Banas Dairy at Tharad and Radhanpur, which will process 75 and 100 metric tonnes of cattle dung a day respectively.

METRO, HIGHWAY AND TRAINS

Among the infrastructure projects, Modi will lay the foundation stone for Phase-2A (Airport Extension) and Phase-2B (GIFT City Extension) of the Ahmedabad Metro. Phase-2A covers over 6 km with five stations from Koteshwar Road to the Airport, and Phase-2B spans 3.3 km with three stations from GIFT City to Shahpur.

He will also lay the foundation stone for widening the Ahmedabad-Mehsana Road (State Highway-41) from four lanes to eight, at a cost of about Rs 2,600 crore, to improve links between Ahmedabad and North Gujarat. He will flag off the Ahmedabad (Sabarmati)-Varanasi Express and the Mehsana-Becharaji-Sabarmati MEMU service.

ANGANWADIS, FARMS AND DAIRY

Modi will lay the foundation stone for 4,030 new child-friendly Anganwadi Centres and inaugurate 361 completed ones. The Rs 800 crore initiative is expected to benefit more than four lakh people. He will dedicate to the nation 521 projects completed under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, with a total cost of about Rs 4,950 crore, including cold storage, cold chains, warehouses, silos, polyhouses, greenhouses and integrated processing facilities.

He will also open the expanded potato processing plant at Sanadar and commission an Automated Storage and Retrieval System for ultra-high-temperature products at Palanpur.

RS 19,000 CRORE FOR FARMERS

During the visit, the Prime Minister will release the 24th instalment of PM-KISAN, worth Rs 19,000 crore, to farmers across the country. He will also start on-ground work under 12 approved horticulture clusters covering about 1.46 lakh hectares, expected to benefit more than 1.3 lakh farmers. Two clusters in North Gujarat will focus on potatoes.

OCTOBER 31: EKTA NAGAR AND THE STATUE OF UNITY

On Saturday, Modi will travel to Ekta Nagar in Kevadia, offer floral tributes at the Statue of Unity and take part in the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations marking the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

He will inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026, a celebration of India’s cultural heritage and unity that lets states and Union Territories show their traditions, folk performances, cuisines, handicrafts and tourist attractions. The festival runs until November 15.

Modi will also watch Ekta Prakash Parv, a display of lights celebrating India’s unity, diversity and progress. It includes a 530-metre illuminated Valley of Flowers Road themed “From Ancient India to Modern India” and a 180-metre Glow Tunnel themed “Unity in India’s Diversity,” with more than 1.5 crore LED lights.

In Ekta Nagar, he will inaugurate and dedicate projects worth over Rs 400 crore, including a sewage and water treatment plant, facade lighting, an upgraded Narmada Ghat, an IRCTC hotel and tourism facilities. He will lay the foundation stone for more projects, including the Gora-Bhandra Road, an integrated zero-waste smart solid waste management project, Khalwani Eco Tourism Development and integrated development at the Cactus and Butterfly Garden.

THE EKTA PARADE

The visit ends with the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations, where the Ekta Parade will show the discipline and dedication of the Central Armed Police Forces, State Police Forces and Central Police Organisations. This year’s parade will place special emphasis on the security forces’ achievements against Left-Wing Extremism and the transformation of formerly affected areas towards peace, security and development.

With inputs from ANI