Gandhinagar, July 21 (IANS). Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth more than Rs 815 crore in Gandhinagar and Sabarkantha districts of Gujarat. These projects include many works related to health services, transportation, water conservation and public facilities.
During the programme, Aluva-Sadra bridge built on Sabarmati river costing Rs 89 crore and Charada Community Health Center were inaugurated. Also, the foundation stone of two barrages to be built on Sabarmati river was laid, the total cost of which is Rs 716.14 crore.
In a virtual address, Amit Shah said that the process of development that started in Gujarat under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is continuously progressing under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
He said that development projects worth about Rs 817 crore have been dedicated to the public in Mansa and Prantij assembly constituencies.
Amit Shah said that the construction of Aluva-Sadra bridge will ease the movement of local people, students and devotees. This will also boost the devotees and tourism visiting Jakshini Mata Temple.
He informed that Charada Community Health Center will have 24-hour dialysis facility, operation theatre, neonatal intensive care unit and other modern medical facilities, which will benefit more than one lakh people in the surrounding area.
Amit Shah also inaugurated the community hall at Raniapur in Mansa, elevated reservoir (ESR) at Alkapuri and the new building of Sanskar Bhawan Trust at Bapupura village.
Paying tribute to litterateur Raghuveer Choudhary, who was awarded Padmashree and Jnanpith Award, he said that despite coming from a farmer family, he always lived a simple life. The Sanskar Bhavan built in his name will become an inspiration for the coming generations.
Amit Shah said that the two new barrages being built on the Sabarmati river will provide a long-term solution to the problems of irrigation and drinking water in the surrounding areas including Charada, Mansa, Ridrol. River water can be stored in these barrages for about eight months.
He said that these projects are likely to increase the groundwater level by 5 to 10 feet, which will benefit farmers and livestock farmers. Besides, tourism and wildlife conservation will also get a boost. He also informed that a modern civil hospital is being constructed in Mansa area.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that Gujarat is among the states most effectively implementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve of ‘Developed India’. In the last 12 years, the state has made significant progress in the fields of infrastructure, rural development, education, health and connectivity.
Bhupendra Patel said that development is not just the name of building buildings, but it is a medium to bring convenience, security and prosperity in the lives of people.
The Chief Minister said that where roads are built, employment opportunities increase, where health centers are built, people’s safety is strengthened and where education expands, the future becomes brighter.
State Minister of State for Health Praful Pansheriya said that new primary and community health centers have been built at a cost of Rs 1.50 crore. Apart from this, cochlear implant surgery for children with hearing and speech problems, which costs Rs 8 to 10 lakh, is now being done free of cost in civil hospitals.
Water Resources Minister Ishwar Singh Patel said that the Gujarat government is building several new barrages from Dharoi Dam to the Gulf of Khambhat for the revival of Sabarmati River.
He said that the foundation stone of Hirak Barrage costing Rs 413.63 crore and Rakhiyal Barrage costing Rs 302.51 crore has been laid. The total cost of both the projects is Rs 716.14 crore.
He said that these projects will increase water storage capacity in North Gujarat and improve the availability of irrigation and drinking water.
–IANS
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