25-07-2025
Gujarat CM to visit Surat today, to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of projects worth Rs 435.45 crore
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects, worth Rs 435.45 crore, of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) as part of Urban Development Year 2025, on Saturday. Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil will also be present at the event.
Among the projects to be inaugurated is a 100-kilowatt solar power plant and a 224-kilowatt-hour capacity battery storage system at the Althan Electric Bus Depot worth Rs 1.60 crore.
Besides, foundation stone will be laid for SMC's wind power plant at Bhimguda village in Morbi district.
The inauguration event will be held at Sanjeev Kumar Auditorium in Adajan-Pal on Saturday afternoon and will see the presence of Minister of Finance and Energy, Kanu Desai; the Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghvi; the Minister of State for Forest and Environment, Mukesh Patel; Minister of State for Education, Praful Pansheriya; Mayor Dakshesh Mavani; and Municipal Commissioner Shalini Agrawal, among others.
The projects worth Rs 73 crore to be inaugurated by CM Patel include a modern sports complex, Urban Health Centres, library and shelter home in South East Zone (Limbayat); two Primary Urban Health Centres, two ward offices, two VBDC (Vector Borne Disease Control) units, and a garden in East Zone (Sarthana); and reading room, health office, and two Urban Health Centres in Katargam zone. Other projects include a sports facility centre and renovation of the garden in the South West Zone, a drainage line network covering a distance of 19.76 kilometre in Pal area, a tertiary treatment plant, and a wastewater pipeline.
The projects worth Rs. 362.45 crore whose foundation stone will be laid by CM Patel are: Flyover bridge on Bamroli-Althan BRTS route in South Zone-A (Udhna) area; widening of Simada creek bridge at Sarthana; rest house and food facilities under Public Private Partnership model for family members of patients at SMIMER hospital; sewage pumping stations in newly added areas at Bhata village; drainage lines laying work in area newly included in the Municipal Corporation; 'iconic' road from Airport Gate to Kuwada Junction on a PPP basis; community hall, Suman high school building at Sarthana; a bus depot terminal; a library; and a senior citizen centre.
