Modi assesses bullet train progress in Surat ahead of Narmada visit

Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the under-construction bullet train station in Surat, part of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR).

Modi landed at the Surat airport in the morning and travelled to the Antroli area to inspect the ongoing work at the site.

He interacted with officials and assessed the progress of the 508-km MAHSR project, which includes 352 km across Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and 156 km in Maharashtra.

Later in the day, Modi will visit Dediapada town in the Narmada district to address a gathering marking the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda.

He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for infrastructure and development projects worth more than Rs 9,700 crore.

Before the event, the prime minister will offer prayers at the Pandori Mata temple, the clan deity of the local tribal community, in Devmogra village of Sagbara taluka, around 23 km from Dediapada.