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PM Modi to visit Gujarat on Saturday; will inaugurate maritime projects in 5 States 

By Bl Ahmedabad Bureau

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PM Modi to visit Gujarat on Saturday; will inaugurate maritime projects in 5 States 

During his visit to Gujarat on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate a string of maritime projects located in Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat .

PM Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal at Indira Dock and lay the foundation stone of a new container terminal and associated facilities at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata at an event held at Bhavnagar at 10.30 am. He will also lay foundation stone for other projects including a new container berth, cargo handling facilities, and associated developments at Paradip Port in Odisha, firefighting facilities and modern road connectivity at Kamarajar Port in Tamil Nadu, coastal protection works including sea-walls and revetments at Chennai Port, sea-wall construction at Car Nicobar Island, a multi-purpose cargo berth and Green Bio-Methanol Plant at Deendayal Port at Kandla, Tuna Tekra Multi-cargo terminal in Gujarat and “ship-repair facilities” at Patna and Varanasi.

He will also inaugurate HPLNG Regasification Terminal at Chhara Port in Gujarat, Acrylics & Oxo Alcohol Project at Gujarat IOCL Refinery at Vadodara, PM-KUSUM 475 MW Component C solar feeder for farmers, the 45 MW Badeli Solar PV Project, among other project. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of LNG infrastructure, additional renewable energy projects, coastal protection works, highways, and healthcare and urban transport projects, including expansions at Sir T. General Hospital in Bhavnagar, Guru Govind Sinh Government Hospital at Jamnagar, and the four-laning of 70 km of national highways.

PM Modi will also undertake an aerial survey of the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), envisioned as a greenfield industrial city built around sustainable industrialization, smart infrastructure, and global investment.

Published on September 19, 2025