Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several developmental projects in his home state, Gujarat.
As part of his current tour in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Surat on Thursday and inaugurated two new Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) in the district.
While addressing the gathering after a mega road show in Navsari district, PM Modi said, "The PM MITRA Park is the first such park in the country for the textile sector which will boost the textile industry and will contribute to increasing India's share in textile exports."
In March last year, the central government announced the sites for setting up of seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks for the textile industry. The Parks will come up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the country's first 'PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (MITRA)' Park at Vansi Borsi village in Gujarat's Navsari on February 22.
The conclave is organized by the scientific team of Navsari-Gujarat Regional Centre of ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai, under the supervision of Dr Kuldeep K Lal, Director of ICAR-CIBA.
Amid incessant rains hitting several parts of Gujarat, the National Defence Response Forces (NDRF) team on Saturday conducted a rescue operation in the Junagadh district of the region.
Amid incessant rains hitting several parts of Gujarat, one person went missing in the Navsari city on Saturday. The search is underway, as per the district administration.
A total of six National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in Gir Somnath, Kutch, Navsari, Valsad, Amreli and Rajkot districts of Gujarat in view of heavy rainfall, officials said on Wednesday.