Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated 24 development projects and laid foundation stones for six others worth Rs 1,024 crore in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
The projects cover housing, water supply, renewable energy, education, healthcare and urban infrastructure. The inaugurated projects cost Rs 641.93 crore, while the six new projects involve Rs 382.08 crore.
Key inaugurations included a 30 MW solar power project worth Rs 149.23 crore and a 200 Million Litres per Day (MLD) water treatment plant at Jaspur. The water infrastructure works, including trunk pipelines, cost Rs 285.26 crore.
Shah also inaugurated sewage treatment plants and stormwater facilities in Jagatpur and Gota at a cost of Rs 83 crore.
In the housing sector, he inaugurated 532 residential units and 16 shops at Ramapir no Tekro in Vadaj. The project cost Rs 47.14 crore. Another 644 houses in Sector 1 cost Rs 40.88 crore.
Education projects included a knowledge hub, smart schools and Anganwadis worth Rs 26.02 crore. He also inaugurated two urban health centres in Gota and Chandlodia, built at Rs 9.19 crore.
Among the new projects, a slum redevelopment initiative under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model carries the highest estimated cost of Rs 275.39 crore. It will cover Nava Vadaj, Hanumanpura and Parikshitlal Nagar.
Earlier, Shah inaugurated the 4.03-km ISKCON-Sanand Elevated Corridor, built at Rs 464 crore. The six-lane corridor aims to ease congestion and reduce travel time along the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway.
Ahmedabad’s Development Journey – A New Milestone! Hon’ble Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Government of India, Shri Amit Shah, will grace the inauguration and foundation stone laying of various public welfare and infrastructure development projects worth approximately ₹1,024 crore undertaken by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation across the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency. The programme will also feature the draw of houses constructed under the housing initiative and a tree plantation programme. The programme will be graced by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel and Ahmedabad Mayor Shri Hiteshbhai Barot, along with other elected representatives and dignitaries.
https://t.co/nSFM6q7VLH— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) November 9, 2026
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