PM Modi to announce projects worth Rs.3800 crore rupees in Gujarat today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce projects worth nearly 3,800 crore rupees at Limkheda in Dahod district of Gujarat today.The programme has been organised under the Gujarat Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna for the districts in the state's forest belt. The projects include six water supply and four lift irrigation projects.

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The water supply projects will provide drinking water to about 21 lakh people residing in 960 villages, including 23 settlements in the Dahod, Mahisagar, Narmada and Chhotaudepur districts.

The lift irrigation projects based on Kadana-Karjan and Kakrapar Reservoirs will provide irrigation in nearly one lakh hectares in Dahod, Narmada, Mahisagar and Surat districts.

Mr Modi will also distribute



Aids and Assistive Devices to Differently-abled persons at Samajik Adhikarita Shivir at Navsari in South Gujarat. More than 11,000 people will be provided free-of-cost assistive equipment worth 10 crore rupees.

This camp also holds the prospect of entering the ‘Guinness Book World Records’ in three categories namely most people fitted with hearing aid in eight hours, Largest wheelchair logo image and most oil lamps lit in one go at a single venue.The Prime Minister will also hold rallies in Limkheda and Navsari. 

Mr Modi met his mother Heeraben at Raysan village in Gandhinagar this morning.BJP will celebrate Mr Modi's birthday as Sewa Divas today.

Party leaders and workers across the country will hold events of social service on the occasion. BJP President Amit Shah will take part in a cleanliness drive in Telangana to mark the day.