Modi to visit Gujarat for Samudra se Samriddhi and Dholera survey

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Saturday, September 20, to attend the Samudra se Samriddhi event in Bhavnagar, inaugurate a suite of development projects and perform an aerial survey of the Dholera Special Investment Region, the Prime Minister's Office said. During the visit he is scheduled to inaugurate the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal at Indira Dock and later review the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, officials added.

The PMO said the Bhavnagar programme will include the inauguration and foundation laying of projects worth more than Rs 34,200 crore, and separate maritime-sector projects valued at about Rs 7,870 crore. The maritime portfolio reportedly includes the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal, a new container terminal at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata, a container berth and cargo handling facilities at Paradip Port, the Tuna Tekra MultiCargo Terminal, firefighting facilities and road connectivity at Kamarajar Port in Ennore, and coastal protection works at Chennai Port and Car Nicobar Island. A multipurpose cargo berth and a green bio-methanol plant are planned at Deendayal Port, Kandla, and ship repair facilities are...