Modi in poll-bound MP on Oct 2 to launch slew of projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gwalior and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on Monday and Thursday respectively to launch several projects, including the inauguration of ₹11,895 crore Delhi-Vadodara Expressway, an official release and the BJP said.

A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said besides inaugurating the Expressway, Modi will also lay the foundation stone for five different road projects worth more than ₹1,880 crore during the Gwalior visit.

The PM will initiate the ‘grih pravesh’ ceremony for more than 2.2 lakh homes built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin, as well as inaugurate the houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban at a cost of about ₹140 crore, it said. Modi will lay the foundation stone of Jal Jeevan Mission projects worth over ₹1,530 crore in Gwalior and Sheopur districts, which will benefit more than 720 villages in the region.

PTI