Gujarat CM approves over Rs 4,000 crore for urban development projects

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the Urban Development Year in 2005 as Gujarat’s Chief Minister. Marking its two decades of success, the state is celebrating 2025 as Urban Development Year,” the release stated.

The seven municipal corporations for which the fund has been approved are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Nadiad, Porbandar, and Morbi. Meanwhile, the 12 municipalities, which have received the CM’s nod for the fund are Visnagar, Borsad, Viramgam, Patan, Amod, Una, Halvad, Khambhaliya, Savarkundla, Dhanera, Veraval, and Patan.

As per the release, Rs 3,768 crore have been allocated for infrastructure works.

“This includes Rs 455 crore for 349 works related to urban mobility and physical infrastructure for Vadodara Municipal Corporation, Rs 367 crore for 302 works in Rajkot, and Rs 2,940 crore for 252 works in Ahmedabad. Additionally, Rs 6.2 crore has been approved for 11 works in the newly constituted Porbandar Municipal Corporation,” the release stated.

Under the Iconic Road initiative, projects worth Rs 219 crore have been approved for the construction of urban roads and Gaurav Paths in cities and towns like Morbi, Nadiad, Rajkot, Una, Halvad and Khambhaliya.

Fund worth Rs 93 crore has been approved for water supply lines and stormwater drainage works for effective rainwater management in Morbi Municipal Corporation and municipalities of Savarkundla and Dhanera.

As per the release, the approval has been given by the CM to realise the vision of ‘Earning Well – Living Well’.