By Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Vadodara development projects worth more than Rs 35,000 crore to the nation on Tuesday, before heading to Mumbai for the Global Fintech Fest.
Three sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, spanning 326 route kilometres and costing over Rs 20,700 crore, were formally dedicated during the visit.
The Prime Minister also laid foundation stones for the Vadodara Urban Development Authority Ring Road Phase II and a 110 MW floating solar project at Kadana Dam.
Housing under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and a water-supply project for 11 villages in eastern Vadodara were among the schemes inaugurated.
He then travelled to Mumbai to inaugurate the seventh edition of the Global Fintech Fest 2026, being held from September 8 to 11.
Housing projects under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and a water-supply project serving 11 villages in eastern Vadodara were among the schemes inaugurated during the visit.
The Global Fintech Fest, now in its seventh edition, is being held in Mumbai from September 8 to 11, 2026, bringing together financial technology companies, regulators and policymakers.
The Prime Minister also visited Navsari, Gujarat, where he inaugurated the BJP’s AI-powered ‘Namo Kamalam’ office as part of the same day’s engagements.
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s new office building was among the infrastructure projects for which the foundation stone was laid during the Prime Minister’s visit.
India’s dedicated freight corridor network, once complete, is intended to shift a larger share of freight traffic off congested passenger rail lines and onto purpose-built goods corridors.
The Prime Minister’s Office said the combined projects inaugurated and foundation-laid during the Gujarat leg of the visit were valued at more than Rs 35,000 crore.
The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is a dedicated rail line built to move freight trains separately from passenger traffic, cutting transit times and easing congestion on India’s busiest goods routes.
PM Narendra Modi dedicating development projects in Vadodara, Gujarat, PIB/Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India
