PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat; To take part in Global AYUSH Investment & Innovation Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Gujarat, starting from April 18. During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to join programmes in Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Jamnagar, and Dahod. In the words of the PM, these programmes will cover different sectors and will boost ‘Ease of Living’ for people.
On April 20, Prime Minister Modi will be participating in the Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, one of the most important events of the Ministry of AYUSH. He will also be participating in the Adivasi Maha Sammelan at Dahod. The Sammelan focuses on empowering the poor and marginalized communities.
Global AYUSH Investment & Innovation Summit
PM Narendra Modi will be joined by the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth, and Director-General, WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Global AYUSH Investment & Innovation Summit.
The three-day summit will witness 5 Plenary sessions, 8 roundtables, 6 workshops, and 2 symposiums. Further, around 90 eminent speakers and 100 exhibitors will also be a part of the summit. The Summit aims to help uncover investment potential, and give a fillip to innovation, research & development, start-up ecosystem, and the wellness industry.
Moreover, the summit is an opportunity to bring together industry leaders, academicians, and scholars together at one platform for future collaborations.
Adijati Maha Sammelan, Dahod
Prime Minister Modi will also be attending the Adijati Maha Sammelan in Dahod on April 20 at around 3:30 PM. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 22,000 crore. The Sammelan is expected to witness the participation of over 2 lakh people.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate projects worth over Rs 1400 crore. Among the various projects, PM Modi will inaugurate Dahod District Southern Area Regional Water Supply Scheme, constructed on Narmada River Basin, worth around Rs 840 crore. It will cater to the water supply needs of around 280 villages in Dahod District and Devgadh Baria city.
PM Narendra Modi will also inaugurate five projects of Dahod Smart City worth around Rs 335 crore. These projects include Integrated Command & Control Centre (ICCC) Building, Storm water drainage system, Sewerage works, Solid Waste Management System and Rain Water Harvesting System. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, benefits worth Rs. 120 crore will be provided to 10,000 tribals of Panchmahal and Dahod districts. He will also be inaugurating the 66 KV Ghodia substation, Panchayat Houses, and Anganwadis, among others.
Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the manufacturing of 9000 HP Electric Locomotives at the Production Unit in Dahod. The cost of the project is around Rs. 20,000 crore. Dahod workshop, established in 1926 for a periodic overhaul of steam locomotives, will be upgraded to an electric locomotive manufacturing unit with infrastructural improvements. It will provide direct and indirect employment to over 10,000 people.
Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone of various projects of the State government worth around Rs 550 crore. This includes water supply-related projects worth about Rs. 300 crore, Dahod Smart City projects worth around Rs. 175 crores, work related to Dudhimati river project, GETCO Substation at Ghodia, among others.
