Gujarat proposes inclusion of 11 towns under JnNURM

The Government of Gujarat has proposed the central government to include 11 more towns of the state in Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JnNURM).

Names of three towns Jamnagar, Gandhidham and Morbi are proposed considering over 6 billion American dollar investment. Names of Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Navsari, Bardoli, Valsad, Anand, Mehsana and Palanpur are proposed as they fall on proposed Delhi-Mumbai dedicated freight Industrial Corridor.

Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Porbandar are already under JnNURM. Gujarat’s proposal to include Anand and Gandhinagar in JnNURM is pending.