PM Modi on two-day visit to Gujarat from Aug 27

India

oi-Prakash KL

New
Delhi,
Aug
25:
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
will
be
on
a
two-day
visit
to
Gujarat
on
27th
and
28th
August
and
inaugurate
various
developmental
projects.

“At
around
5:30
PM
on
27th
August,
the
Prime
Minister
will
address
Khadi
Utsav
at
Sabarmati
Riverfront
in
Ahmedabad.
At
around
10
AM
on
28th
August,
he
will
inaugurate
Smriti
Van
Memorial
in
Bhuj.
Thereafter,
at
around
12
noon,
the
PM
will
lay
the
foundation
stone
and
inaugurate
various
developmental
projects
in
Bhuj.
At
around
5
pm,
the
Prime
Minister
will
address
a
programme
in
Gandhinagar,
marking
the
commemoration
of
40
years
of
Suzuki
in
India,
a
statement
from
the
Prime
Minister’s
Office
said.

Khadi Utsav
In
a
one
of
its
kind
event
being
held
as
part
of
Azadi
ka
Amrit
Mahotsav,
Khadi
Utsav
is
being
organized
to
pay
tribute
to
khadi
and
its
importance
during
the
freedom
struggle.
The
Utsav
will
be
organized
at
Sabarmati
Riverfront,
Ahmedabad
and
will
witness
7500
women
khadi
artisans
from
various
districts
of
Gujarat
spinning
charkha
live
at
the
same
time
and
at
the
same
place.
The
event
will
also
feature
an
exhibition
showcasing
the
“Evolution
of
Charkhas”
by
displaying
22
Charkhas
from
different
generations
used
since
1920s.
It
will
include
charkhas
like
“Yerwada
Charkha”
which
symbolises
the
charkhas
used
during
the
freedom
struggle,
to
the
charkhas
with
latest
innovations
and
technology
used
today.
A
live
demonstration
of
the
production
of
Ponduru
Khadi
will
also
be
done.
During
the
event,
Prime
Minister
will
also
inaugurate
the
new
office
building
of
the
Gujarat
Rajya
Khadi
Gramodyog
Board
and
a
foot
over
bridge
at
Sabarmati.

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Modi
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PM
in
Bhuj
Prime
Minister
will
inaugurate
Smriti
Van
Memorial
in
Bhuj
district.
It
has
been
built
in
an
area
of
around
470
acre
to
celebrate
the
spirit
of
resilience
shown
by
the
people
after
the
death
of
around
13,000
people
who
had
lost
their
lives
during
the
2001
earthquake
which
had
its
epicentre
in
Bhuj.
The
Memorial
carries
names
of
the
people
who
had
lost
their
lives
during
the
earthquake.

The
state
of
the
art
Smriti
Van
Earthquake
Museum
is
segregated
in
seven
blocks
based
on
seven
themes:
Rebirth,
Rediscover,
Restore,
Rebuild,
Rethink,
Relive
and
Renew.
The
first
block
is
based
on
the
theme
Rebirth
depicting
Earth’s
evolution
and
ability
of
the
earth
to
overcome
every
time.
The
second
block
showcases
Gujarat’s
topography
and
various
natural
disasters
that
the
state
is
vulnerable
to.
The
third
block
takes
one
back
to
the
immediate
aftermath
after
the
2001
earthquake.
Galleries
in
this
block
address
the
massive
relief
effort
undertaken
by
individuals
as
well
as
organisations.
The
fourth
block
showcases
Gujarat’s
rebuilding
initiatives
and
success
stories
post
2001
earthquake.
The
fifth
block
prompts
the
visitor
to
think
and
learn
about
different
types
of
disasters
and
future
readiness
for
any
type
of
disaster
at
any
time.
The
sixth
block
helps
us
to
relive
the
experience
of
an
earthquake
with
the
help
of
a
simulator.
The
experience
is
designed
in
a
5D
simulator
and
is
meant
to
give
the
visitor
the
ground
reality
of
an
event
at
this
scale.
The
seventh
block
provides
people
with
a
space
for
remembrance
where
they
can
pay
homage
to
the
lost
souls,
the
statement
from
the
Prime
Minister’s
Office
read.

Prime
Minister
will
inaugurate
and
lay
the
foundation
stone
of
projects
worth
around
Rs
4,400
crore
in
Bhuj.
The
Prime
Minister
will
inaugurate
the
Kachchh
Branch
Canal
of
Sardar
Sarovar
Project.
The
total
length
of
the
Canal
is
around
357
km.
A
part
of
the
canal
was
inaugurated
by
the
Prime
Minister
in
2017
and
the
remaining
part
is
being
inaugurated
now.
Canal
would
help
in
providing
irrigation
facilities
in
Kachchh
and
drinking
water
in
all
948
villages
and
10
towns
of
the
Kachchh
district.
Prime
Minister
will
inaugurate
various
other
projects
as
well
including
New
Automatic
Milk
Processing
and
Packing
Plant
of
Sarhad
Dairy;
Regional
Science
Centre,
Bhuj;
Dr.
Baba
Saheb
Ambedkar
Convention
Centre
at
Gandhidham;
Veer
Bal
Smarak
at
Anjar;
Bhuj
2
Substation
at
Nakhatrana
etc.
Prime
Minister
will
also
lay
the
foundation
stone
of
various
projects
worth
over
Rs.
1500
crores
as
well,
including
the
Bhuj-
Bhimasar
Road.

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PM in Gandhinagar
PM
Modi
will
address
a
programme
marking
the
commemoration
of
40
years
of
Suzuki
in
India,
being
held
at
Mahatma
Mandir,
Gandhinagar.
During
the
event,
Prime
Minister
will
lay
the
foundation
stones
of
two
key
projects
of
the
Suzuki
group
in
India
–
the
Suzuki
Motor
Gujarat
Electric
Vehicle
Battery
Manufacturing
Facility
at
Hansalpur,
Gujarat
and
Maruti
Suzuki’s
upcoming
vehicle
manufacturing
facility
in
Kharkhoda,
Haryana.

The
Suzuki
Motor
Gujarat
Electric
Vehicle
Battery
Manufacturing
Facility
at
Hansalpur,
Gujarat
will
be
set-up
with
an
investment
of
around
Rs.
7,300
crores
to
manufacture
Advance
Chemistry
Cell
batteries
for
Electric
Vehicles.
The
vehicle
manufacturing
facility
in
Kharkhoda,
Haryana
will
have
the
potential
to
manufacture
10
lakh
passenger
vehicles
per
year,
making
it
one
of
the
largest
passenger
vehicle
manufacturing
facilities
at
a
single
site
in
the
world.
The
first
phase
of
the
project
will
be
set
up
with
an
investment
of
over
Rs
11,000
crore,
the
statement
concluded.