DHORDO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid foundation stones of a desalination plant, a hybrid renewable energy park, and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant in his home state Gujarat.
Harnessing its vast coastline, Gujarat is taking a significant step towards transforming seawater to potable drinking water with the upcoming desalination plant at Mandvi in Kutch district, an official said.
This desalination plant, with 10 crore litre per day capacity (100 MLD), will strengthen water security in Gujarat by complementing Narmada Grid, Sauni network and treated waste water infrastructure, he said.
It will be an important milestone for sustainable and affordable water resource harvesting in the country. Nearly 8 lakh people across the regions of Mundra, Lakhpat, Abdasa and Nakhatrana talukas will receive desalinated water from this plant, which will also help in sharing the surplus to upstream districts of Bhachau, Rapar and Gandhidham.
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PM Modi to inaugurate several key projects today.
He may also meet Sikh cultivators in Gujarat during his visit.
KUTCH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (December 15) will visit Dhordo in Kutch, Gujarat and lay the foundation stone of several development projects in the state. These projects include a desalination plant, a hybrid renewable energy park, and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant.
He will also meet members of the farming community, including Sikh cultivators in Gujarat during his visit, amid the ongoing protest by farmers at Delhi borders against the central farm laws.
PM Modi will also undertake a visit to the White Rann, followed by witnessing a cultural programme. Harnessing its vast coastline, Gujarat is taking a significant step towards transforming seawater to potable drinking water with the upcoming Desalination Plant at Mandvi, Kutch.
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Speaking during the foundation-stone laying ceremony of a number of projects, Prime Minister Modi said that Kutch has taken a big leap towards development in the recent past. Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday said that Kutch has taken a big step towards new-age technology and economy and shown the country how a region can progress towards self-reliance with optimum utilisation of its resources. He was speaking at the foundation-stone laying ceremony of a host of development projects in the area.
While speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, Today Kutch has taken a big step towards new-age technology and new age economy.
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