PM Modi inaugurates Sudarshan Setu Gujarat's newest lifeline

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sudarshan Setu on Sunday , a 2.32 km long four-lane cable-stayed bridge linking Okha to Beyt Dwarka in Gujarat's Devbhumi Dwarka district.This remarkable feat of engineering not only promises improved connectivity but also provides round-the-clock access to the revered Dwarkadhish temple, enhancing pilgrimage experiences for devotees.In addition to the inauguration of the bridge, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs4,150 crore in the district. 

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While addressing an event in Dwarka, PM Modi also mentioned women of the Ahir community. Referring to a community dance performed by more than 37,000 Ahir women, PM Modi said, “People met me, asked how was this happening in sync. I told them that 37,000 women doing Garba is nothing, the bigger fact is that there is at least a total of 25,000 kg of gold is there on all of them combined. I bow down in front of Dwarka Dham, the workplace of Lord Krishna. Everything here happens with the will of Lord Krishna only."
PM Modi felicitated Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel with a miniature of the Dwarkadhish temple. The list of the projects inaugurated by PM Modi also includes a pipeline project at Vadinar involving the replacement of existing offshore lines, abandoning the existing pipeline end manifold (PLEM), and relocating the entire system to a nearby new location.

(Ira Singh, Asstt Editor, Gandhinagar)