Preparations have been started by the political parties for the upcoming local body elections. The BJP lost in the 2015 local body elections in Gujarat. That is why to win the BJP in the 2021 elections, the Modi-Shah duo has popularised railway overbridges as well as overbridges in the areas where elections are to be held even before the elections. In Gujarat, 4 railways, 7 bridges and other roads have been inaugurated by Modi-Shah-Rupani and Nitin Patel in the last one month.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated a four-lane railway overbridge at a cost of Rs 55 crore on the Thaltej-Shilj-Racharda intersection in Ahmedabad city through video conferencing. On this occasion Nitinbhai Patel was present at the venue. Then on 30 November, Shah inaugurated Pakwan Char Rasta and Sanand Junction Flyover. On this occasion, Shah said that such a facility has been set up in Gujarat after Noida where not a single traffic signal comes up to 50 km. The Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar-Chiloda six-lane road will connect Saurashtra and North Gujarat as well as states like Rajasthan. This six-lane road will solve the traffic problem of the people as well as be conducive to industrial development.
On 17 January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Statue of Unity, Kevadia railway station, running 8 trains from 6 states together for the first time in the history of the country. The Prime Minister flagged off the trains online from New Delhi. Subsequently, 8 trains including two MEMUs departed simultaneously from Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chennai, Dadar, Rewa, Varanasi, Pratapnagar and Kevadia.
On January 18, PM Modi inaugurated the Ahmedabad Metro Phase-2 and Surat Metro project. The program was conducted through video-conferencing. Prime Minister Modi said that even during the Corona period, more than Rs 17,000 crore of infrastructure work is being done. This metro project will work for connectivity in Ahmedabad-Surat. Surat is an example of the best India and Surat is the 14th fastest growing city in the world. The length of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-2 will be 28.25 km. The first will be 22.8 km from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir, while the second will be 5.4 km from GNLU to Gift City.