Prime Minister Narendra Modi In Gujarat: On day 2 of his visit to Gujarat on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the ‘Sudarshan Setu’, the bridge linking the Okha mainland to the Beyt Dwarka island. Constructed at a cost of approximately Rs 980 crore, the 2.32 km cable-stayed bridge is the longest in India.
Notably, the bridge features a pedestrian path embellished with verses from the Bhagavad Gita and depictions of Lord Krishna, alongside solar panels that produce 1 MW electricity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid a visit to the revered Shri Beyt Dwarkadhish Mandir on Sunday ahead of inaugurating and attending the groundbreaking ceremony for numerous projects in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka and Porbandar districts.
The Prime Minister dedicated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs. 4150 crore in Dwarka.
He also enjoyed scuba diving off the Arabian Sea coast at the Panchkui beach in Dwarka and said that praying in the city of Dwarka, which is immersed in waters, was a “very divine experience”.
Scuba diving is conducted off the coast of Dwarka near Beyt Dwarka island, where people can see the underwater remains of ancient Dwarka that were excavated by archaeologists.
“To pray in the city of Dwarka, which is immersed in the waters, was a very divine experience. I felt connected to an ancient era of spiritual grandeur and timeless devotion. May Bhagwan Shri Krishna bless us all,” the prime minister said in a post on X after the scuba driving experience.
He also shared some photos showing him scuba diving in the waters, before attending a public function.
PM Modi’s Itinerary For The Day
PM Modi will head to AIIMS Rajkot around 3:30 pm, where he will launch projects worth over Rs 52,250 crore before addressing a rally at the Race Course ground in the city. He will also take part in a kilometre-long roadshow from the old airport before the public address.
During the function, PM Modi will inaugurate five AIIMS campuses located in Rajkot (Gujarat), Bathinda (Punjab), Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh), Kalyani (West Bengal), and Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh). The five super-speciality hospitals, including the one in Rajkot, have been built by the Centre at a cost of Rs 6,300 crore.
Apart from this, Modi will also inaugurate and perform ground-breaking for projects of Rs 48,000 crore of different state and Central departments, such as NHAI, Railways, Energy and Petrochemicals, Road and Building, Ports and Health and Family Welfare.
Of these, projects of Rs 35,700 crore are for Gujarat, while the remaining are for other states.
The Prime Minister’s visit also includes the groundbreaking of several renewable energy projects to boost the sector’s capacity in the region. This consists of the 300 MW Bhuj-II solar power project, a grid-connected 600 MW solar PV power project, the Khavda solar power project, and the 200 MW Dayapur-Il wind energy project.
He will launch ground-breaking for the new Mundra Panipat crude oil pipeline project, and the doubling of the Rajkot-Surendranagar railway line, among others.
PM Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation for 200 healthcare projects worth over Rs 11,500 crore across 23 states and Union Territories, including a new cardiology hospital in Vadodara.
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