Gujarat CM approves Rs. 454.50 crore urban development projects

Gandhinagar

Gujarat Chief Minister today approved Rs. 454.50 crore urban development works.

Rs. 150 crore are allotted to de-watering works in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation area, considering the problem of water logging during monsoon in various areas.

Rs. 95 crore grant has been allotted for 500 MLD capacity new head regulator and new pipeline and pumping machinery upto Kotarpur water treatment plant in connection with a decision to supply additional water of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Yojana to city.

The Chief Minister has allocated Rs. 20 crore to Jamnagar Municipal Corporation for underground gutter project. This is second installment of total allocation of Rs. 116.56 crore.

Rs. 28 crore sum has been allocated for railway over bridge in Jamnagar. Similarly Rs. 6.50 crore amount has been allocated for under bridge work. Thus total Rs. 34.50 crore grant has been approved for both these works. Jamnagar Municipal Corporation and Railway department will take up these projects on cost sharing basis. With completion of both these works, citizens of Jamnagar will get relief from traffic and save fuel and time.

Chief Minister has also approved Rs. 115 crore for railway over bridges in four municipality areas including Khambhat and Ankleshwar.

Rs. 10 crore works are also approved for footpath, paver work and drinking water in society areas of various municipalities under public private partnership model.

-DeshGujarat

In photo: Chief Minister at Nadeshwari Mata Mandir Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav today in Banaskantha district