{
  "id": 17593527,
  "title": "PM Modi unveils ₹426 cr projects near Statue of Unity: How hotel, cruise and rainforest attraction aim to boost tourism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/pm-modi-unveils-426-cr-projects-near-statue-of-unity-how-hotel-cruise",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-01T12:05:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-modi-unveils-426-cr-projects-near-statue-of-unity-how-hotel-cruise-and-rainforest-attraction-aim-to-boost-tourism-11793532800236.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled 23 development projects worth ₹307.83 crore and laid foundation stones for eight more projects worth ₹118.88 crore in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, near the Statue of Unity. The 31 projects, with a combined investment of ₹426.71 crore, aim to boost tourism and improve civic infrastructure in the area. The initiatives include a new hotel, a cruise facility, a rainforest attraction, an eco-trail, upgraded transport infrastructure and waste management facilities. The investments also cover a 50-crore Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) hotel, a 16-crore Ekta Cruise, a 14.3-crore rainforest facility, a 3.7-crore Eco-Trail and a 23-crore travelator project. The government has also introduced water and sewage treatment plants, a disaster control room, and a Smart Zero Waste integrated waste management facility.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 23 projects worth ₹307.83 cr and launched eight more worth ₹118.88 cr near Gujarat's Statue of Unity.",
  "key_points": [
    "Prime Minister Modi unveils 31 development projects worth ₹426.71 crore near Statue of Unity.",
    "Projects include new hotel, cruise facility, rainforest attraction and eco-trail.",
    "Investments aim to boost tourism and improve civic infrastructure in the area."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}