Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth around Rs 18,800 crore in Surat, marking one of the largest infrastructure investment programmes undertaken in the city in recent years.

The projects span key sectors including transport connectivity, industrial infrastructure, power distribution, healthcare, and urban development, aimed at strengthening Surat’s role as a major economic and industrial hub in Gujarat.

According to official details released by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Prime Minister dedicated to the nation key packages of the eight-lane access-controlled Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway, which are expected to significantly improve high-speed connectivity between Gujarat and Maharashtra and enhance logistics efficiency across western India.

He also laid the foundation stone for the four-laning of critical sections of National Highway-56, a project designed to improve road connectivity across tribal regions and enhance access towards the Statue of Unity corridor.

In the industrial and utilities segment, the Prime Minister inaugurated and dedicated multiple infrastructure projects, including power transmission expansion systems aimed at strengthening Gujarat’s inter-state electricity evacuation capacity under national grid improvements.