Narendra Modi to dedicate Rs. 1008 crore development works in Surat tomorrow

Surat, 13 February 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate Rs. 321 crore projects and will lay stone for Rs. 678 crore new works on Friday.

Shri Modi will dedicate Sanjeev Kumar auditorium in Pal area. Hindi film actor late Sanjeev Kumar was from Surat. His original name was Harihar Jethalal Jarivala. He was born in Surat on July 9, 1937, and raised in south Gujarat’s Palsana area’s Niyol village at his maternal uncle’s house. The hi-tech facility coming up on Pal-Hazira Road on a 12,000 sq metre plot. The auditorium will have a capacity of 1,098 persons. The facility can also be used for stage shows. The auditorium has been constructed at an elevation to protect it from floods. Surat Gandhi Smruti Bhavan in central and south Surat, an indoor stadium in Umra zone and Sardar Patel Smruti Bhavan in Varachha. Another facility was required for Rander-Adajan zone and so SMC conceived this project.

Sanjeev Kumar auditorium will witness various cultural events after its opening. The events include Yezdi Karanjia’s play ‘Kutrani punchhdi vanki’, Sanjeev Kumar’s songs by Anand Palvalkar group, Ankit Trivedi’s music programme, Khelando drama show etc. Sanjeev Kumar’s family will be honored on 27th in presence of Paresh Rawal. The auditorium will be available on rent from 1st March onwards.

Shri Modi will lay stone for green power project of SMC under which solar system will be set up over 14 properties of SMC, and water works operation and other tasks will be performed using solar power. Shri Modi will also lay stone for the costliest flyover project near Anuvrat gate.

Modi will open a new aquarium, 50 MLD Singapor plant(Rs. 71.55 crore), tertiary treatment plant(Rs. 85.30 crore), three foot over bridges(at ISKON mall, APMC market and Mandarwaja). The ISKON mall foot over bridge has escalator facility.

Shri Modi will also formally inaugurate the Bus Rapid Transit System(BRTS) in Surat which is presently functional on trial-run basis for free.

Chief Minister will dedicate 6509 Mukhyamantri Awas Yojna housing units( Rs. 235 crore LIG housing, Rs. 55.75 crore low cost housing, draw for 248 flats).

Two Anganwadis, one school, vaccination room, swimming pool are other tasks for which stones will be laid.

Shri Modi will address a women’s convention at Nilgiri in Limbayat. Around 50,000 women are likely to attend the function.