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WATCH | PM Modi in Vadodara and Mumbai today: Rs 35,000-cr projects, WDFC connectivity to JNPT gets major boost — here's what Maharashtra gets
Updated On: 08 September, 2026 01:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The three WDFC sections — New Sanand (North)-New Makarpura in Gujarat, New Umbergaon-New Saphale (between Gujarat and Maharashtra) and New Saphale-New Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (in Maharashtra) — cover 326 route kilometres and have been developed at a cost of more than Rs 20,700 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inauguration and foundation stone laying of Rs 35,000 crore development projects at an event, in Vadodara, Gujarat. PIC/PTI
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid the foundation stones for and inaugurated development projects worth more than Rs 35,000 crore in Vadodara, Gujarat, and dedicated three key sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) to the nation.
Addressing the programme, PM Modi said India was strengthening its infrastructure to move people and goods faster, create new opportunities, and power economic growth.


