Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated 23 development projects worth Rs 307.83 crore and laid foundation stones for eight more projects worth Rs 118.88 crore in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
The total outlay for the 31 projects stands at Rs 426.71 crore. The event was held on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, marking the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The newly launched projects are aimed at upgrading visitor facilities and civic infrastructure around the Statue of Unity, the world's tallest statue in Narmada district, which has emerged as a major tourism hub.
Among the major tourism attractions inaugurated are an IRCTC hotel built at a cost of Rs 50 crore, Ekta Cruise costing Rs 16 crore, a Rain Forest attraction worth Rs 14.30 crore and an Eco-Trail developed at Rs 3.67 crore. Other facilities include travelators worth Rs 28.22 crore for easy visitor movement, upgraded Unity Glow Garden and Ekta Prakash Parv.
On the infrastructure front, the Prime Minister inaugurated a sewage treatment plant costing Rs 45.53 crore, a water treatment plant worth Rs 21.40 crore and a parade track with associated works at Rs 23.81 crore. A 24-metre colony road worth Rs 23 crore, staff quarters and electric AC buses were also launched.
Foundation stones were laid for eight upcoming projects including Gora-Bhanadra Road worth Rs 59.32 crore, Smart Zero Waste integrated solid waste management facility at Rs 36.58 crore, Khalwani Bridge development, cactus and butterfly garden, Khalwani eco-tourism development and a disaster control room for Sardar Sarovar Dam.
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