Gandhinagar, March 30 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone from Gandhinagar for development projects worth approximately Rs 1,600 crore in Tapi district for tribal areas, including the Ukai reservoir-based Songadh, Uchhal, and Nizar lift irrigation schemes, as well as the Borisavar Yojana.

According to a press release by the Gujarat CMO, on this occasion, the Chief Minister stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always emphasised on the holistic development of tribal areas.

"During his (PM Modi's) tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, priority was given to the holistic development of tribal areas through the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana. The state government has also...