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Ahmedabad to Get 584 Crore Mega Plan: Two New Bridges to End Traffic Jams
- •Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will gift Ahmedabad development works worth Rs 583.9 crore under the 'Seva, Sankalp aur Samparpan Abhiyan'.
- •The Chief Minister will inaugurate two major overbridges to relieve the city from severe traffic jams: the four-lane Vadaj Junction flyover (Rs 127.9 crore) and the four-lane Makarba Railway Overbridge (ROB) (Rs 98.6 crore) on the Ahmedabad-Botad railway line.
- •During this campaign, six projects worth Rs 279.8 crore will be inaugurated, and the foundation stone will be laid for six new projects costing Rs 304.1 crore.
- •The plan focuses on urban development, providing homes for the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, a slum rehabilitation project in Shahibaug, and strengthening disaster management with modern vehicles and boats.
- •Projects include road network development in Ramapir no Tekro, reconstruction of drainage lines in Amraiwadi, and new drainage pumping stations in Vatva and Navana, along with AMTS/BRTS bus charging stations and the Tourism Temple Circuit Project.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is launching development works worth Rs 583.9 crore under the 'Seva, Sankalp aur Samparpan Abhiyan'. This mega plan includes the inauguration of the four-lane Vadaj Junction flyover and the four-lane Makarba Railway Overbridge (ROB) to relieve severe traffic jams. Additionally, it involves housing for the poor, slum rehabilitation projects in Shahibaug, and modern disaster management vehicles and boats.
To relieve the city from severe traffic jams, the Chief Minister is inaugurating two major overbridges: the four-lane Vadaj Junction flyover built at a cost of Rs 127.9 crore and the four-lane Makarba Railway Overbridge (ROB) built at a cost of Rs 98.6 crore on the Ahmedabad-Botad railway line. These bridges are designed to eliminate local traffic pressure and long jams at railway crossings.
The government is focusing on providing homes and strengthening disaster management by handing over Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana houses, a Shahibaug slum rehabilitation project, 329 EWS houses in Thaltej, and 108 houses with 46 shops. Furthermore, emergency services will receive 15 first response vehicles costing Rs 19.7 crore and 10 modern engine boats costing Rs 3.4 crore.
