PM Modi launches development works worth ₹5,400 crore in Ahmedabad, including rail, road and power projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid foundation stones for and dedicated development works worth ₹5,400 crore in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 25 August 2025.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid foundation stones for and dedicated to the nation development works worth ₹5,400 crore in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 25 August 2025. Railway projects worth over ₹1,400 crore include doubling of the 65 km Mahesana–Palanpur line (over ₹530 crore) and gauge conversion of the 37 km Kalol–Kadi–Katosan Road and 40 km Bechraji–Ranuj lines (over ₹860 crore); a passenger train between Katosan Road and Sabarmati was flagged off. Power distribution projects worth over ₹1,000 crore in Ahmedabad, Mehsana and Gandhinagar under Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL) were inaugurated under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. Road works include widening of the Viramgam–Khudad–Rampura road and foundation stones for vehicle underpasses on the Ahmedabad–Mehsana–Palanpur road and widening of the Sardar Patel Ring Road.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 25 Aug 2025, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Total value
- ₹5,400 crore
- Rail (₹1,400+ cr)
- Mahesana–Palanpur doubling (65 km); Kalol–Kadi–Katosan Road (37 km) and Bechraji–Ranuj (40 km) gauge conversion
- New train
- Katosan Road–Sabarmati passenger train
- Power (₹1,000+ cr)
- UGVCL distribution projects under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme
- Roads
- Viramgam–Khudad–Rampura widening; Sardar Patel Ring Road widening
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Development works worth how much were inaugurated, dedicated or had foundation stones laid by PM Modi in Ahmedabad on 25 August 2025?
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Correct answer: C — ₹5,400 crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid foundation stones for and dedicated development works worth ₹5,400 crore in Ahmedabad on 25 August 2025.
Among the railway projects dedicated by PM Modi in Gujarat on 25 August 2025, doubling of a 65 km line worth over ₹530 crore was on which section?
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Correct answer: A — Mahesana–Palanpur
The railway projects included doubling of the 65 km Mahesana–Palanpur rail line worth over ₹530 crore.
Consider the following statements about the projects launched by PM Modi in Ahmedabad on 25 August 2025: 1. The power distribution projects of Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL) were taken up under the PM-KUSUM scheme. 2. A passenger train between Katosan Road and Sabarmati was flagged off. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is incorrect: the UGVCL power distribution projects were under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. Statement 2 is correct: a passenger train between Katosan Road and Sabarmati was flagged off.