PM Modi to kick off projects worth ₹5,500 crore from Nikol

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be on a two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat. During the visit, he is expected to land in Ahmedabad on August 25 around 5 pm. On the same evening, he will address a public meeting at Nikol, between 6 pm and 7 pm, before staying overnight at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar.

On August 26, around 10 am, the Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Hansalpur in the Mandal–Becharaji Special Investment Region (SIR) to inaugurate the new Maruti Suzuki plant. Later the same day, he is expected to return to New Delhi from Ahmedabad Airport.

During his public event at the Nikol Khodaldham ground, Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone for developmental projects worth ₹2,676 crore (22 projects) and inaugurate projects worth ₹2,801 crore (13 projects). These include 18 projects worth ₹3,125 crore in Ahmedabad, 10 projects worth ₹555 crore in Gandhinagar, and nine railway projects worth ₹1,797 crore in Mehsana district.

Sources further indicated that during his night stay at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar, the Prime Minister may hold discussions with state BJP leaders on the proposed cabinet reshuffle and the appointment of a new state party president.

Furthermore, at the Suzuki Motors plant in Hansalpur, he is expected to launch two major facilities — an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant involving an investment of ₹7,300 crore, and an electric vehicle production unit costing ₹3,100 crore.

Among the key infrastructure projects to be launched from Nikol is the six-laning of the existing four-lane SP Ring Road in Ahmedabad, with Package 1 valued at ₹747 crore and Package 2 estimated at ₹877 crore. Other prominent projects include an energy sector project worth ₹608 crore, another energy project of ₹178 crore in Gandhinagar, the inauguration of PM housing units at Ramapir Tekra worth ₹133 crore, a proposed stormwater drainage system for Shela–Manipur–Godhavi–Sanathal–Telav costing ₹110 crore, and a ₹100-crore urban redevelopment plan covering Law Garden and CG Road.

The nine railway projects worth ₹1,797 crore in Mehsana will also be part of the launch, with the Prime Minister giving the green signal to two new trains — Sabarmati to Katosan Road and a freight service from Becharaji to the Maruti car plant. DeshGujarat