GUJARAT: On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said prayers at the well-known Goddess Amba temple in Ambaji, Gujarat’s Banaskantha district. Modi arrived in Ahmedabad early on Monday morning for his two-day tour to the state. From there, he took a helicopter to Chikhla, a village close to Ambaji. When the Prime Minister’s convoy arrived at the temple town of Ambaji, thousands of people lined up on both sides of the street. Modi was greeted by local dignitaries and priests before doing pooja at the shrine. Following his prayers at Ambaji, Modi headed to Dabhoda village in Kheralu taluka, Mehsana, for a public ceremony. There, he would address a crowd and unveil several development projects valued at Rs 5,950 crore.According to a government announcement, the projects are related to several government ministries, including the urban development, roads and buildings, state water resource and water supply departments, Indian Railways, and Gujarat Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (GRIDE). According to the statement, Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Mahisagar, Gandhinagar, and Patan are among the districts covered by the 16 development projects that Modi would announce. On Tuesday, the nation’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary, Modi will take part in the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas programme at Kevadiya in the Narmada district.
