Gandhinagar, Oct. 23 -- Union Minister of Home and Cooperation, Amit Shah, on Thursday, laid the foundation stone for the six-laning project of the Ahmedabad-Maliya Road section from Shantipura Crossroads to Khoraj GIDC in Sanand. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel graced the event.

Owing to the rapid industrial growth in Sanand and the nearby areas of the Ahmedabad district, traffic on this Gujarat State Road Development Corporation (GSRDC) road has increased substantially. With an average daily movement of around 43,014 vehicles, upgrading the existing four-lane road to a six-lane highway had become essential to address traffic congestion. This significant initiative has been undertaken to meet that need.

The project, to be executed at an...