Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on February 24 and 25 and will launch a slew of development projects worth over Rs 52,250 crore related to health, road, rail, energy and tourism across the country.
In a significant step towards strengthening tertiary healthcare in the country, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said, Modi will inaugurate five All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot (Gujarat), Bathinda (Punjab), Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh), Kalyani (West Bengal) and Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh).
He will inaugurate these facilities at a public function in Rajkot. At a function in Dwarka, the prime minister will inaugurate the ‘Sudarshan Setu’ connecting the Okha mainland and the Beyt Dwarka island built at a cost of around Rs 980 crore.
The 2.32 km-long cable-stayed bridge is the longest of its kind in the country, the PMO said in a statement.