Vadodara: Modi inaugurates Rs 35,000 crore projects as freight corridor reaches completion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Vadodara, Gujarat, on September 8, 2026, to inaugurate and lay the foundation of development projects exceeding Rs 35,000 crore spanning railways, connectivity, manufacturing, and energy sectors. The highlight was the completion of the 2,800-km Dedicated Freight Corridor, while Modi also delivered pointed political remarks targeting the Congress party during the high-profile public event.
🏢 Dedicated Freight Corridor complete; Rs 35,000 crore unveiled in Vadodara
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones and inaugurated development projects worth more than Rs 35,000 crore in Vadodara, Gujarat, covering railways, connectivity, manufacturing, and energy infrastructure. The most prominent milestone was the completion of the 2,800-km Dedicated Freight Corridor, a network comprising the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors. The corridor system is designed to transform freight movement nationwide by separating cargo traffic from passenger services, enabling faster and more reliable movement of goods across the country. The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor directly supports the movement of high-volume containerized cargo from JNPT Port to Vadodara, providing local industries a more efficient logistics channel. A double-stack container train operating on this route can carry freight equivalent to more than 250 trucks, improving logistics efficiency and reducing road congestion considerably. The expanded rail network also extends connectivity to previously underserved areas, with a new train service linking regions that had limited mainline access. Vadodara being chosen as the site for this landmark infrastructure inauguration reflects its growing importance as a logistics and manufacturing hub in Gujarat, and the event was reported by ProjectsMonitor on September 9, 2026. [5]
🗳️ Modi uses Vadodara platform to target Congress with Naraz Fufa rhetoric
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his September 8, 2026 Vadodara event—held to inaugurate the foundation stone and laying of Rs 35,000 crore worth of development projects—as an occasion for pointed political remarks directed at the Congress party. Deploying the Hindi phrases Naraz Fufa and Jhooth Ki Goonj, Modi took aim at the opposition during the public gathering in Gujarat. He claimed that the NDA-led government had constructed 50,000 modern railway coaches since coming to power in 2014, contrasting this sharply with his assertion that the previous Congress-led government failed to build even 50,000 toilets during its decade in office. The event was held in Vadodara—the home state of the Prime Minister and a traditional BJP stronghold—lending additional political weight to the rhetoric deployed. Modi combined the announcement of major infrastructure milestones with political messaging directed at the opposition, a style consistent with his approach at large public events in Gujarat. The New Indian Express covered the Vadodara event on September 8, 2026, with reporter Dilip Singh Kshatriya noting that the inauguration covered projects across railways, connectivity, manufacturing, and energy sectors. [8]
Sources: [5] ProjectsMonitor · [8] The New Indian Express