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Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various development projects of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat today. On this occasion, Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel and several other dignitaries were present.

In his address, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that after the Pahalgam terror attack, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had promised the people of the country in Bihar that the Indian Armed Forces would destroy the terrorist hideouts. He said that in a few days, Prime Minister Modi's strong political will, the valour of the Army, the accurate information of our intelligence agencies and the firepower of the Army attacked nine locations in Pakistan and destroyed the terrorist hideouts. He said that the Modi government has given a befitting reply to the terrorists by first carrying out surgical strikes, then airstrikes and now by eliminating the terrorists who wiped off the vermillion from the foreheads of the women of our country. Shri Shah said that Operation Sindoor has answered many types of issues at once. He said that Pakistan used to tell the whole world that there are no terrorists and terrorist activities in our country. But when our missile fell there under Operation Sindoor and the terrorists were wiped out, Pakistan was exposed in front of the whole world. He said that when senior officials of the Pakistani Army were present at the funeral of the terrorists, the nexus of the Pakistani Army, Pakistan and terrorism was exposed before the whole world and the whole world came to know that there are terrorist bases in Pakistan.

Shri Amit Shah said that the first two surgical and air strikes were limited to PoK, but Operation Sindoor has eliminated terrorists up to 100 km inside Pakistan. He said that after Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Modi made it clear in his address to the country that the water of Sindhu and blood cannot flow simultaneously. He said that PM Modi has told that if terrorism is not stopped, not even a drop of water of the Sindhu river will be made available, trade and terrorism cannot go on together and if terrorism is provided shelter, then all trade will have to be stopped. Shri Shah said that Prime Minister Modi has also made it clear to the whole world that we are ready for talks with Pakistan, but the talks will be for taking back Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and ending terrorism. He said that today 140 crore countrymen are saluting and praising the bravery of our armed forces, the accuracy of our intelligence agencies and the strong political will of Prime Minister Modi. He said that the way Modi Ji has responded to terrorism that has been going on for decades is a matter of pride for us as he is a son of Gujarat.

Union Home Minister said that Prime Minister Modi has pledged to make India the best country in the world in every field by 2047. He said that in the last 11 years, Prime Minister Modi has not only laid a strong foundation for India's development, but has also created a new history of the country's security, the readiness and equipping of our forces and the protection of borders. He said that our Brahmos missiles destroyed Pakistan's airbases. Shri Shah said that the brave soldiers of the Indian Army haveeliminated the hideouts of Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and many terrorists who were taking refuge in Pakistan and for this, the whole country bows down to the Jawans of our armed forces. He said that whenever the history of protecting the security of the country and its borders will be written, the name of Operation Sindoor will be written in golden letters.

Shri Amit Shah said that today the inauguration and foundation stone laying of development works worth more than Rs 1550 crore is taking place simultaneously. These works include 31 inaugurations, 60 foundation stone laying and providing their own houses to more than 1070 families in three complexes. He said that today the beneficiaries have also benefited under many employment -oriented schemes by Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC). He said that Pallav Overbridge has also been inaugurated on which 1.5 lakh vehicles will be able to ply to reach their destination without any traffic hassles. Shri Shah said that water distribution centres, gutter lines for drainage of rain water, Sabarmati-Chandkheda railway overbridge worth Rs 237 crore have been constructed in Ahmedabad at a cost of crores of rupees, decorative lighting theme on Sabarmati river at a cost of Rs 131 crore and sports activities under many overbridges at a cost of Rs 38 crore. He said that similarly, construction of PM Awas Yojana houses worth Rs 38 crore, hydroelectric power station, flyover at Panchvati junction, water distribution station worth Rs 44 crore at Vatva, water distribution station worth Rs 38 crore at Nikol and water distribution station worth Rs 34 crore at Vasna started in the east and west.

Shri Amit Shah said that today KVIC has provided employment facilities to more than 1000 beneficiaries through electronic potter's wheel, sewing machine, leather tool kit, Kachi Ghani oil machine, automatic incense stick making machine. He said that in the last six years, we have all run a campaign to plant lakhs of trees every rainy season under the Green Gandhinagar Lok Sabha Mission. He requested youth of the area that just as Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi expressed his gratitude to his mother by planting a tree in her name, in the same way every youth of Ahmedabad has to plant a tree in the name of his mother and nurture it. He said that the tree planted in the memory of your mother will also serve as a way to repay the debt to Mother Earth. Shri Shah said that the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has pledged to plant 40 lakh trees. He said that if every citizen plants at least one tree, then in the coming days, success can be achieved in reducing the effect of global warming in Ahmedabad by more than half.

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