Surat: The newly expanded Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) route from Kumbhariya to Kadodara will be inaugurated by Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani via video link from Gandhinagar on Tuesday.
According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, the 5.08 km corridor from Kumbhariya to Kadodara will help people travelling from city to industrial areas and textile markets located in and around Kadodara. The project was completed at the cost of Rs 28 crore.
Surat has a 102km BRTS corridor. About 1.35 lakh commuters travel daily in 166 BRTS buses. SMC officials said that they are going to introduce electric buses on the BRTS corridor soon.
Besides the BRTS project, CM will also launch developmental projects worth Rs 201 crore being undertaken by the SMC and Surat Urban Development Authority (SUDA).
The projects include health centre, garden in Rander, RCC roads, footpath, street lights, canal beautification in Athwa zone and drainage system in Vesu-Bharthana.
Moreover, Rupani will also inaugurate projects of newly constructed primary school building in Un village of Udhna zone, smart anganwadi in Limbayat zone and 1,200 houses built under PMAY-MMGY schemes.