The Union Home Minister laid foundation stones for various development projects in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones for approximately 30 public welfare projects worth over Rs 1,400 crore in Ahmedabad on Saturday, according to ANI. The projects were undertaken by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
The projects include the six-lane ISKCON-Sanand Elevated Corridor, built at an estimated cost of Rs 464 crore to ease traffic on the SG Highway. Shah also inaugurated a 200 MLD-capacity Water Treatment Plant at Jaspur and a 7.40-km-long trunk main pipeline to meet drinking water needs.
During the event, Shah conducted a computerised draw for over 9,000 houses and 16 shops for residents of the Ramapir No Tekra slum area in Vadaj under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. He handed over house keys to the beneficiaries of these permanent homes.
Other developments include a Tropical Forest at Sabarmati Riverfront, estimated at Rs 62.31 crore, as well as senior citizens’ parks, yoga corners, drainage networks, and bus terminals. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel attended the ceremony, noting that the new corridor would provide relief to lakhs of daily commuters.
Addressing the gathering, Shah stated the government has adopted a ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy to eradicate the drug menace. He urged citizens to help make Gujarat a drug-free state by December 2028 and announced that a toll-free helpline and control room at 1033 will become operational from December 1, 2026.
