Amit Shah inaugurates SG Highway flyover, other AMC projects worth Rs. 1,024 crore in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates and lays foundation stones for around 30 development projects of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), worth ₹1,024 crore, in his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Monday.

Several areas of western Ahmedabad, including stretches of the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar (SG) Highway, fall under Shah’s Lok Sabha constituency.

Key projects include a flyover on the busy SG Highway, the Jodhpur Knowledge Hub and an Urban Health Centre in Gota. The programme also features housing allotment initiatives for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) beneficiaries.

The event takes place at noon on a ground opposite the Ranip State Transport bus station in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

The flyover, or elevated corridor, connecting ISKCON Crossroads to Sanand on the SG Highway is constructed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at a cost of ₹464 crore. It aims to ease traffic congestion along the busy corridor, which witnesses the movement of more than two lakh vehicles daily, particularly those travelling between Saurashtra and Gandhinagar.

“The flyover has been constructed to address the heavy flow of traffic. It will greatly benefit residents and commuters travelling between Saurashtra and Gandhinagar,” Ahmedabad Mayor Hitesh Barot said.

The programme also marks a major housing allotment initiative for EWS beneficiaries in Ahmedabad.

According to Barot, the AMC has constructed around 7,800 EWS housing units across 11 locations and received more than 97,000 applications for allotment. Following verification, the civic body conducts a computerised lottery draw on Monday in Shah’s presence to allocate the houses.

Additionally, nearly 1,000 completed housing units in the Ramapir No Tekro area are handed over to beneficiaries during the programme, he said. DeshGujarat