PM Narendra Modi inaugurated projects worth Rs 5000 crore in Rajasthan.

In Jodhpur, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone of important projects to strengthen the health infrastructure in Rajasthan. These projects also include the construction of a Trauma Center in AIIMS Jodhpur.

Jodhpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth about Rs 5,000 crore in Rajasthan. The ceremony was held in Jodhpur city, where PM Modi inaugurated the projects and unveiled the foundation stone laying plaques. This visit of PM Modi to Rajasthan is being considered very special for the assembly elections to be held in the state this year.

The trauma centre will be built in AIIMS Jodhpur.

In Jodhpur, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone of important projects to strengthen the health infrastructure in Rajasthan. Under these projects, a 350-bed 'Trauma Center and Critical Care Hospital Block' at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur and seven Critical Care Blocks will be developed across Rajasthan under the Prime Minister-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM). The Integrated Center for 'Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care' at AIIMS Jodhpur will be developed at a cost of over Rs 350 crore.

A new terminal building will be built at the airport

The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of the state-of-the-art new terminal building at Jodhpur Airport, to be made at a cost of Rs 480 crore. The Prime Minister also dedicated the IIT Jodhpur campus to the nation. This state-of-the-art complex has been built at a cost of more than Rs 1135 crore.

Emphasis on improving the Central University also

The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation the newly developed 'Central Equipment Laboratory', Staff Quarters and 'Yoga and Sports Science Building' for upgrading the infrastructure at the Central University of Rajasthan. He laid the foundation stone of several road development projects, including the four-laning of the Karwar to Dangiyawas section of Jodhpur Ring Road on NH-125A, with the aim of improving road infrastructure in Rajasthan.

The Prime Minister also flagged off two new train services in Rajasthan. These include a new train - Runicha Express, connecting Jaisalmer to Delhi and a unique heritage train connecting Marwar Junction to Khambli Ghat. Governor Kalraj Mishra, Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Kailash Chaudhary were also present on this occasion.