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NEW DELHI, June 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from June 17 to attend a number of programmes, including inauguration and foundation-laying ceremony of projects worth over Rs 21,000 crore, his office said on Thursday. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement that Modi will inaugurate the redeveloped temple of Shree Kalika Mata at Pavagadh Hill on June 18, followed by his visit to Virasat Van.
He will also participate in Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan at Vadodara, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 21,000 crore, it added.
Incidentally, Modi's mother's birthday also falls on June 18. He is likely to meet her to seek her blessings as she enters 100th year of her life, sources said. The PMO said beneficiaries of various schemes of the government will participate in Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan at Vadodara.
The development projects will include those related to the railways worth over Rs 16,000 crore. The railway projects include 357-km-long New Palanpur-Madar section of the dedicated freight corridor, gauge conversion of 166-km-long Ahmedabad-Botad Section, and electrification of 81-km-long Palanpur-Mitha section, among others.
Citing various other initiatives for the redevelopment of Surat, Udhna, Somnath and Sabarmati stations, among others, the PMO said that these projects will help lower logistics cost and boost industries and agriculture sector in the region. They will also improve connectivity in the region and enhance passenger amenities, it said.
The statement said under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, a total of 1.38 lakh houses will be inaugurated by the prime minister, including houses worth around Rs 1,800 crore in urban areas and houses worth over Rs 1,530 crore in rural areas. In addition, 'Khat muhurat' of around 3,000 houses worth over Rs 310 crore will also be done.
Modi will also launch other development works at Kheda, Anand, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, and Panchmahal, worth over Rs 680 crore, which are aimed at furthering ease of living in the region, it said.
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