Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated the newly constructed ISKCON-Sanand Elevated Corridor in Ahmedabad, a major infrastructure project aimed at easing traffic congestion and improving connectivity along the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway.
The 4.03-km-long, six-lane elevated corridor connects ISKCON Junction to Sanand Flyover and has been constructed at an estimated cost of ₹464 crore by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Minister of State for Urban Development Darshna Vaghela, Ahmedabad Mayor Hitesh Barot, MLAs Amit Thaker and Babubhai Patel, and other dignitaries attended the inauguration.
Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates the ISKCON-Sanand Elevated Flyover https://t.co/OAbpDkDy1f
— IANS (@ians_india) November 9, 2026
The corridor passes through key traffic junctions, including Karnavati Club, Prahladnagar and YMCA, and is expected to ensure smoother traffic movement between Sarkhej and Gandhinagar. It will help reduce travel time, fuel consumption and vehicle operating costs while improving road safety.The project comprises a 2,940-metre-long viaduct and 1,090 metres of approach roads. It also features 5,880 metres of noise barriers, 297 streetlights, an Advanced Traffic Management System, overhead and cantilever gantries, road safety signage and anti-glare measures. White-topping service roads, ranging from 7 to 14 metres in width, have also been developed.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a newly constructed Urban Health Centre developed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in Ahmedabad.Shah also inaugurated other development projects undertaken by the AMC, including a Knowledge Hub Centre developed in collaboration with Shreenath Foundation and rehabilitated houses for residents of Ramapir No Tekro.
#WATCH | Gujarat: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates an Urban Health Centre, newly constructed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, in Ahmedabad. https://t.co/liVkmWWCaW
— ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2026
Earlier, on November 7, Shah chaired a high-level security review meeting in Ahmedabad ahead of the Diwali celebrations. The meeting, attended by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, reviewed law and order, public safety and security arrangements.Senior officials from the Union Home Ministry, Gujarat Home Department and various security agencies participated in discussions covering cybercrime, police modernisation, border and coastal security, narcotics control, disaster management, counter-terrorism and other key issues.
(State Correspondent)
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