PM visits MP Kerala.Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu on 24th – 25th April

PM visits MP Kerala.Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu on 24th – 25th April

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off his two day visit to Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on 24th and 25th April, 2023.

On 24 April around 11:30 AM PM Modi will attend a programme to mark the National Panchayati Raj Day in Rewa, MP where he will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation projects worth around Rs. 17,000 crores.

On 25 April at around 10:30 AM, PM will flag off Vande Bharat Express at Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station and thereafter, at around 11 AM, he will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation, development projects worth more than Rs. 3200 crore, at Central Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.

On the same day around 4 PM, he will visit the NAMO Medical Education & Research Institute and around 4:30 PM, he will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various development projects worth more than Rs. 4850 crores at Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. At around 6 PM, PM will launch the Devka Seafront at Daman.

The Prime Minister will participate in the celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day and address all the Gram Sabhas and Panchayati Raj Institutions across the country.

Amid the event, PM.will launch an integrated eGramSwaraj and GeM portal for public procurement at Panchayat level. The objective of the eGramSwaraj, Government eMarketplace integration is to facilitate the Panchayats to garner their goods and services through GeM, leveraging the eGramSwaraj platform.

With eye on taking forward people’s participation towards ensuring saturation of schemes of the government, Prime Minister will unveil a campaign named “विकास की ओर साझे क़दम”. The theme of the campaign will be inclusive development, with focus on reaching the last mile.

PM will hand over around 35 lakh SVAMITVA Property Cards to beneficiaries. Post this programme, around 1.25 crore property cards would have been distributed under SVAMITVA Scheme in the country, including those distributed here.

In a bid to fulfill the vision of achieving ‘Housing for All’, Prime Minister will participate in programme marking the ‘Griha Pravesh’ of more than
4 lakh beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin.

Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of various railway projects worth around Rs. 2300 crores. The projects that will be dedicated include 100 percent rail electrification in Madhya Pradesh, along with various doubling, gauge conversion and electrification projects. Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of redevelopment of Gwalior station.

He will also lay the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs.7,000 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Prime Minister will flag off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station. The train will cover 11 Districts namely Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod.

He will lay the foundation stone and dedicate various projects to the nation worth more than
Rs. 3200 crores subsequently dedicating the Kochi water metro to the nation. This is one of its kind project connects 10 islands around Kochi through battery-operated electric hybrid boats for seamless connectivity with Kochi city. Apart the Kochi Water Metro, rail electrification of Dindigul-Palani-Palakkad section will also be dedicated by the Prime Minister.

In the midst of the event, Prime Minister will also lay the foundation of various rail projects including redevelopment of Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Varkala Sivagiri railway stations; comprehensive development of Thiruvananthapuram area including Nemon and Kochuveli and increasing of sectional speed of Thiruvananthapuram Shoranur Jn section.

Apart this, PM will lay the foundation stone of Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram envisaged as a key research facility to develop digital products and services by industry and business units in collaboration with the academia. As a third generation Science Park, the Digital Science Park will house common facilities to support development of products in the area of Industry 4.0 Technologies like AI, Data Analytics, Cyber Security, Smart Materials etc. The state of the art basic infrastructure will support high end applied research by industries and co-development of products in association with the Universities. Initial investment for Phase-1 of the project is around Rs. 200 crore while the total project outlay has been estimated at around Rs.1515 Crore.

PM reportedly visit and dedicate NAMO Medical Education & Research Institute in Silvassa, foundation stone of which was also laid by the himself in January, 2019. It will bring in transformation in healthcare services for the citizens of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The state of the art medical college includes latest research centres, a 24×7 Central library equipped with access to national and international journals, specialised medical staff, medical labs, smart lecture halls, research labs, anatomy museum, a club house, sports facilities as well as residences for students and faculty members.

Ensuingly the.Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and dedicate 96 projects worth more than Rs. 4850 crores to the nation at Sayli ground, Silvassa which included the government schools at Morkhal, Kherdi, Sindoni and Masat of Dadra and Nagar Haveli District; beautification, strengthening and widening of various roads in Dadra and Nagar Haveli district; government schools at Ambawadi, Pariyari, Damanwada, Khariwad and Government Engineering College, Daman; fish market and shopping complex at Moti Daman and Nani Daman and augmentation of water supply scheme in Nani Daman, among others.

PM will also dedicate to the nation, the 5.45 km Seafront built at a cost of Rs.165 crores Devka Seafront in Daman which is one of its kind coastal promenade in the country. The Seafront is expected to boost the local economy and attract more tourists to the region, making it a hub for leisure and recreation activities.
The Seafront transformed to a world class tourist destination. includes smart lighting, parking facilities, gardens, food stalls, recreational areas and provision for luxury tent cities in future.

News input KV Raman