PM Modi likely to perform Mahashivratri Puja at ancient Dholeshwar temple in Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will be on a two-day visit to home-state Gujarat from tomorrow would reportedly perform special Mahashivratri puja and abhishek at ancient Dholeshwar Mahadel temple in Gandhinagar.

A senior BJP leader said that it was likely that PM Modi would visit the temple and perform puja there tomorrow on the day of Mahashivratri.

Notably, Modi during his visit would participate in various events including the inauguration of the first phase of the eagerly awaited Ahmedabad Metro.

He would also lay the foundation stone for a desalination plan for converting sea water into potable water in Jamnagar district where he would also welcome the Narmada water in Ranjit Sagar reservoir of Jamnagar under SAUNI project and also dedicate a 700-bed hospital, 1008 residential unit, 1000-bed Samras hostel, JMC pipeline work.

Prime Minister would also inaugurate a newly-built 1,200-bed civil hospital in Ahmedabad. He will lay the foundation stone for a mega temple complex – Vishva Umiyadham – coming up on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. On the 5th March, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of Annapurna Dham near Adalaj village of Gandhinagar. Mr. Modi will also launch the ‘Pradhan Mantri Shramjivi Man dhan Pension Yojana’ at a function to be held in Vastral area of the city. This will be the national launch of the scheme, aimed to provide monthly pension of 3,000 rupees for the workers in unorganized sector.

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