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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated the water supply and irrigation projects worth of Rs 4800 crore at Limkheda in tribal district of Dahod in Gujarat. Mr. Modi has also handed over the forest land titles to the tribal people of Dahod and adjoining districts.
Six water supply projects worth 1757 crore rupees and four lift irrigation projects worth another 2,000 crore rupees are under the Gujarat Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna.
The six water supply projects will provide drinking water to about 21-lakh people residing in 960 villages including 23 settlements in Dahod, Mahisagar, Narmada and Chhota Udepur districts. Similarly, the four lift irrigation projects based on Kadana- Karjan and Kakrapar Reservoirs will provide irrigation in 97,455 hectares of land in Dahod, Narmada, Mahisagar and Surat districts. Dahod district alone will get benefits for lift irrigation projects worth 1055 crore rupees from Kadana Reservoir and drinking water projects worth Rs.890 crore from the Narmada based Hafeshwar.
In another program, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute Aids and Assistive Devices to the persons with Disabilities at Samajik Adhikarita Shivir at Navsari in South Gujarat. The function was organized by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
More than 11 thousand Persons with Disabilities will be provided free-of-cost assistive equipment worth 10 crore rupees. This camp also holds the prospect of entering the ‘Guinness Book World Records’ in three categories namely most people fitted with hearing aid in eight hours, Largest wheelchair logo image and most oil lamps lit simultaneously at the single venue.
Prime Minister will depart for Delhi late this evening from Surat Airpot.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that special facilities will be introduce in Railway, Government offices and private buildings to facilitate divyangs- specially able persons.
He was speaking at Navsari in south Gujarat after distributing the aids and assistive devices worth of Rs.10 crore to 11330 divyangs Saturday evening.
Mr. Modi said that his government is most sensitive towards the welfare of divyangs.
Prime Minister said that he is very fortunate that he gets the opportunity to serve the divyangs people. Prime Minister said that Divyangs will get such a aids and devices that they can work like any normal person.
Prime Minister congratulates the people of Navsari for creating three unique world records during the program.
Mr. Modi said that our divyangs players make country proud in Paralympics games by outstanding performance.
The function was organized by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.