Gandhinagar, May 31 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel virtually laid the foundation stone and inaugurated 12 development projects worth Rs 696.25 crore in Surendranagar on Saturday, including water and irrigation-related works worth Rs 664 crore and other departmental projects.

Addressing a public meeting in Surendranagar, the Chief Minister stated that the Surendranagar-Zalawad and Saurashtra regions once grappled with significant water scarcity.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a commitment to provide water to areas with insufficient supply, and through schemes like Sauni Yojana, Sujalam-Sufalam Yojana, and the canal network, water has been delivered to the remote areas," the CM said.

Highlighting the Gujarat government's s...