Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Ahmedabad on Monday, Nov 9, 2026
He said that the BJP-led AMC and state govt have made excellent housing facilities for about 50,000 residents there. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Ahmedabad | Silver Rate in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Petrol Price in Ahmedabad | Diesel Price in Ahmedabad | CNG Price in Ahmedabad | LPG Price in Ahmedabad Stay updated with the latest Ahmedabad news. Shah also targeted Congress, stating that it did nothing for residents of Rama Pir No Tekro despite the locality being a traditional vote bank of the party. Download the TOI App.
I assured them that before I come and seek their votes in the 2029 election, there will be no waterlogging even if there is 25 inches of rain. He added, “When I met the people there, nobody acted inappropriately, but I could read the question in their eyes. They wanted to know when this problem will be resolved. Several societies of Bopal, Ambli, Ghuma, Shela and adjoining areas in western Ahmedabad experienced heavy waterlogging following a torrential downpour in Aug.
Work on that project has begun today.
These localities experienced severe waterlogging this monsoon when a heavy spell dumped 21 inches of rain in 24 hours. This monsoon, there was 21 inches of rain and water entered homes. “Among other projects, the foundation stone has been laid for a pumping station at Bopal. These areas fall under the constituencies of CM Bhupendra Patel and me. Women were very angry when I had gone to meet them,” Shah recollected, saying that he had been an MLA of the constituency, and the areas fall under his LS constituency as well.
Gandhinagar : Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday laid the foundation stone of a pumping station project that will solve the waterlogging problem in Bopal-Ghuma and surrounding areas.