PM Modi’s Gujarat-Maharashtra day: freight corridor, solar plant, fintech fest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi packed a freight corridor dedication, a solar plant foundation stone and a fintech summit inauguration into a single day spanning Gujarat and Maharashtra.

In Vadodara, he dedicated three sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor covering 326 route kilometres, built at a cost of over Rs 20,700 crore.

He laid the foundation stone for a 110 MW floating solar project at Kadana Dam and the Vadodara Urban Development Authority Ring Road Phase II.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana housing and a water-supply project for 11 villages in eastern Vadodara were also inaugurated as part of the Rs 35,000 crore package.

In the evening, the Prime Minister inaugurated the seventh edition of the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, running September 8 to 11.

The Global Fintech Fest, now in its seventh edition, is being held in Mumbai from September 8 to 11, 2026, bringing together financial technology companies, regulators and policymakers.

The Prime Minister also visited Navsari, Gujarat, where he inaugurated the BJP’s AI-powered ‘Namo Kamalam’ office as part of the same day’s engagements.

The Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s new office building was among the infrastructure projects for which the foundation stone was laid during the Prime Minister’s visit.

India’s dedicated freight corridor network, once complete, is intended to shift a larger share of freight traffic off congested passenger rail lines and onto purpose-built goods corridors.

The Prime Minister’s Office said the combined projects inaugurated and foundation-laid during the Gujarat leg of the visit were valued at more than Rs 35,000 crore.

The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is a dedicated rail line built to move freight trains separately from passenger traffic, cutting transit times and easing congestion on India’s busiest goods routes.

The three newly dedicated WDFC sections run from New Sanand to New Makarpura, New Umbergaon to New Saphale, and New Saphale to New JNPT, together covering 326 route kilometres.

PM Narendra Modi dedicating development projects in Vadodara, Gujarat, PIB/Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India