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  • Surat: Rahul Gandhi ate Gujarati food after the court’s decision!

    Surat: Rahul Gandhi ate Gujarati food after the court’s decision!

    Surat: Surat court has sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment and fine in defamation case. The written judgment was pronounced after the court had first pronounced the sentence. While waiting for the written verdict, Rahul Gandhi reached the circuit house. Rahul Gandhi holds a meeting with Congress leaders at Circuit House. After this he went for lunch at Sasuma Hotel on Ring Road. After enjoying Gujarati food, he also posed for photographs with the hotel staff here.

    Congress leaders Bharat Singh Solanki, Arjun Modhwadia left for Marriott Hotel for lunch with Rahul Gandhi after reaching Circuit House from the court. However, Rahul Gandhi expressed his desire to dine in a traditional Gujarati hotel. Former Congress MLA Laljibhai Desai said that good Gujarati food would be available at Sasuma Hotel on Ring Road. After which they turned towards Sasuma Hotel.

    Rahul Gandhi enjoyed this Gujarati dish

    Rahul Gandhi was given Rabri Malai, Moong Ka Halwa, two Punjabi samosas in three types of Farsan, Sevpuri Chaat and Maize Dhokla at Sasuma Hotel. Whereas in the main course, Gujarati vegetable of spinach, Punjabi paneer vegetable, garlic potato, gram vegetable was served. Out of which Rahul Gandhi enjoyed spinach, gram and garlic potato curry. Due to the insistence of the leaders present, he also ate pulses. Rahul Gandhi was served rotli and poori but he ate chapatti. Together they drank two glasses of buttermilk.

    There will be trouble if you take a photo with me

    Meanwhile, the owner of the hotel, Sanjaybhai Gajera, expressed his desire to get photographed while Rahul Gandhi was having food. Then Rahul Gandhi jokingly said that if you get a photo clicked with me, there will be a problem. If these people don’t leave me, how will they leave you? Leave the photo of the food. Then when Rahul Gandhi left the hotel, he stood up and posed for a picture with the hotel staff. Even at that time, he had jokingly said that see how to handle, don’t get into trouble and if there is a problem, then tell.

  • Outer Ring Road project to be completed 6 months ahead of schedule

    Outer Ring Road project to be completed 6 months ahead of schedule

    Surat’s Outer Ring Road project is very important for the city, the work on the first phase of which is going on in full swing. Municipal Commissioner Shalini Aggarwal said that the first phase of Outer Ring Road will be opened in January 2024.

    The first phase covers a total length of 17.31 km with a total cost of Rs 486 crore. The municipal commissioner said that the deadline to complete the project was June 2024, but the project would be completed 6 months before that and would be opened for citizens. Giving further information, the municipal commissioner said that there are a total of five packages in the first phase of the Outer Ring Road. Out of which the roadwork of all the packages except 1-E package will be completed by June 2023. 1-E package will be completed by December 2023.

    The first phase of Outer Ring Road includes a railway over bridge, a fly over bridge, a vehicular under pass, a river bridge and a 3 bay structure and the rest of the road works. Things are happening fast. Packages other than 1-E in which 1-A and 1-B will be completed in 15 days and 1-C and 1-D in 30 days.

    Rs 350.05 crore has been spent so far on the Outer Ring Road. Out of which 100 crores have been spent in the last 4 months after the completion of the code of conduct for the assembly elections. Rs 10 crore till March 31, 2023 i.e. a total of Rs 110 crore will be spent during the last four months. Along with this, the work of soil investigation of the second phase of Outer Ring Road is going on. Whose total route is 10.45 kilometers and the total cost is Rs 275 crore. The work of soil testing will be completed in the next one month.

    After the completion of this project Garhpur Road, Surat Kamrej Road will get new connectivity from Mota Varachha, Bharthana, Kosad. Apart from this, it will also reduce the distance of about 10 km by road and also reduce the amount of fuel and pollution.