Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a roadshow in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on September 20, 2025. Screengrab: X/@NarendraModi via PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over ₹34,200 crore, at Bhavnagar, on Saturday (September 20, 2025).

In a major boost to the maritime sector, the PM will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects related to the maritime sector worth over ₹7,870 crore.

As part of it, he will virtually inaugurate the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal at Indira Dock.

He will also lay the foundation stone of a new container terminal and associated facilities at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata; new container berth, cargo handling facilities, and associated developments at Paradip Port; the Tuna Tekra Multi-Cargo Terminal; firefighting facilities and modern road connectivity at Kamarajar Port, Ennore; coastal protection works including sea-walls and revetments at Chennai Port; sea-wall construction at Car Nicobar Island; a multi-purpose cargo berth and Green Bio-Methanol Plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla; and ship repair facilities at Patna and Varanasi.

He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects of the central and state government, worth over ₹26,354 crore, catering to various sectors in Gujarat.

The projects include inauguration of HPLNG Re-gasification Terminal at Chhara Port, Acrylics & Oxo Alcohol Project at Gujarat IOCL Refinery, the 600 MW Green Shoe Initiative, PM-KUSUM 475 MW Component C solar feeder for farmers, the 45 MW Badeli Solar PV Project, complete solarization of Dhordo village among others.

Mr. Modi will also lay the foundation stone of LNG infrastructure, additional renewable energy projects, coastal protection works, highways, and healthcare and urban transport projects, including expansions at Sir T. General Hospital in Bhavnagar, Guru Govind Singh Government Hospital at Jamnagar, and the four-laning of 70 km of national highways.

Thereafter, the PM will undertake an aerial survey of Dholera and will also chair a review meeting and visit the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal.

Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), is envisioned as a greenfield industrial city built around sustainable industrialization, smart infrastructure, and global investment.

National Maritime Heritage Complex (NHMC), at Lothal, is being developed at a cost of around ₹4,500 crore, to celebrate and preserve India's ancient maritime traditions and serve as a centre for tourism, research, education and skill development.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a roadshow at Bhavnagar in his home state Gujarat. The roadshow began from the airport and covered a distance of one km before concluding at Gandhi Maidan, the venue of his public meeting.

PM Modi waved to the people who gathered in large numbers on either side of the road and greeted him with flowers. Stages were set up on the route for performance of dance troupes. Victory banners for Operation Sindoor and posters thanking him for GST reforms were also put along the road.

PM Modi to inaugurate multiple development projects worth over ₹34,200 crore at Bhavnagar