Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro work to commence soon: Anandiben Patel
Work on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro rail project will commence soon. The 10,000 crore project is an ambitious development and is currently awaiting approval from the Centre, Anandiben Patel, the Chief Minister of Gujarat observed.
She was speaking at inaugural function of Mega industrial exhibition being held by Vadodara Chamber of Commerce and Industries being held at Navalakhi compound.
Ambitious Project
The project is being promoted with the intention of providing the commuters a faster, safer and an eco friendly transportation mode of service to the public. The service will be provided at an affordable rate and will give a safer medium of commuting to the people. Anandiben said that the project will be a model for the entire country to follow and latest technologies will be put in place to give it a practical shape.
State of the art technology will be used in designing the project and as majority of the track will be elevated, minimum land acquisition will be done in the project. The metro rail project is being implemented under the Companies Act of 1956 and a special purpose vehicle by the name of Metro-Link Express for Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar has been put in place to implement the project.
New Developments
The Chief Minister also spoke about Vibrant Global Gujarat Investors Summit which is set to begin from January 11, 2015. She said that heads of various countries have requested her to take them as partner in the summit. This shows Gujarat’s contribution to nation’s development and puts things in a new perspective, Anandiben pointed.
The 9 day industrial exhibition also saw participation from Saurabh Patel, the finance minister in Gujarat. He said that the state government will soon come up with an industrial policy for the state in which special emphasis to raw material being produced in the state will be given. Specific policies for labour intensive units will also be developed in due course, Saurabh pointed.
A dedicated policy for textile development is also being worked, so as to help generate employment in the state. The minister also called upon the young people to go in for innovative products and become entrepreneurs, thus providing employment to others in need.
Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail project, Metro-Link Express for Ahmedabad, Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad, Vadodara Chamber of Commerce and Industries
