Modi In Gujarat, Day 3: PM To Inaugurate Healthcare Facilities Worth Rs 1,275 Crore In Ahmedabad — Check Schedule

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of shelter home to accommodate families of poor patients, stated the official press release by the Prime Minister’s Office. 

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Ahmedabad today on the third day of his 3-day visit to home state Gujarat. He will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stones of various healthcare facilities worth Rupees 1,275 crore in Civil Hospital Asarwa at 2:15 pm today. This will include dedication of new and improved facilities for cardiac care and a new hostel building in U.N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre;  new hospital building of the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre; new building of Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute.

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of shelter home to accommodate families of poor patients, stated the official press release by the Prime Minister’s Office. 

From Ahmedabad, the PM will head to Ujjain where he will perform Darshan and Pooja at around 5:45 PM. This will be followed by dedication of Shri Mahakal Lok at around 6:30 PM, followed by a public function in Ujjain at 7:15 PM.

Phase I of the Mahakal Lok project will help in enriching the experience of pilgrims visiting the temple by providing them with world class modern amenities. Project aims to decongest the entire area and also put special emphasis on conservation and restoration of heritage structures. Under the project, the temple precinct will be expanded nearly seven times. The total cost of the entire project is around Rs 850 crore, stated the press release. 

The footfall which is currently around 1.5 crore per annum is also expected to double after the development project completes which has been planned under two phases, it added. 

On his previous two days of the visit to Gujarat, the PM visited Mehsana where he presided over a public function and dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 3900 crore.  At Bharuch, he  dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 8000 crore in Amod. 

He also visited Jamnagar where he dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of projects worth  around Rs 1450 crore. In Ahmedabad yesterday, the PM inaugurated Phase 1 of Modi Shaikshanik Sankul, an educational complex for needy students.