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Major damage caused by rain and landslides will be prevented.
Ahmedabad, October 24, 2025
₹1,147 crore will be spent to make 20 roads in the state, spanning 271 kilometers, climate-resilient and equipped with new technologies.
In the construction of climate-resilient and technology-enabled roads, new technologies such as waste plastic, white topping, geogrids and glass grids, cement or stabilization, fly ash, and green technologies will be used to create more durable and robust, life-cycle cost-saving, and environmentally friendly roads.
To make road infrastructure climate-resilient, climate-resilient roads will be built. Their details will be collected, and significant investments will be made for climate adaptation. This will include hazard inventory, sensitivity mapping, hazard mapping, and hazard assessment, along with a study of their severity.
There should be guidelines for preparing landslide hazard zoning maps. Surveys and topographic surveys, geological matters, and the preparation of a DPR, including carbon emissions, must be conducted.
Geotechnical investigations must be conducted to prepare geological, hydrological, and geomorphological maps.
Roads must be constructed crossing geologically unstable materials or slopes; steep streams subject to debris flows.
Vulnerability assessments must be conducted for bridges, culverts, and hydrological approaches to river banks.
Landslides, rockfall areas, wetlands, saturated soils, and riverbank erosion must be studied. All slopes must be assessed for potential landslides.
Adopting bioengineering and biotechnology is environmentally and economically appropriate. These techniques include studying slope modifications, undercutting, changes in slope strength, shock and vibration, geological characteristics, and hydrological conditions.
More than 50% of engineered cut slopes fail. Soil erosion prevention, embankment protection, and slope design must be environmentally friendly. Roads collapse due to adverse groundwater conditions.
For road stability, it is essential to construct an efficient drainage system. The destructive force or velocity of water must be contained. This requires the construction of drains, culverts, or open-flowing surfaces.
Therefore, it is essential to study the slope of the catchment area, vegetation cover, water intensity, duration, and occurrence of storm surges and cloudbursts.
Culverts often fail due to clogging of drains with debris and silt.
Other Expenditures
The government will invest ₹7,737 crore for 124 projects in Gujarat through the Infrastructure Development – Road Network.
To make roads with heavy traffic smooth, safe, and fast, nine Garvi Gujarat High Speed Corridors, spanning 809 kilometers, will be constructed at a cost of ₹5,576 crore.
12 roads were to be constructed for high-speed driving.
9 expressways
Bagodara – Dhandhuka – Barwala – Botad for a length of 92.23 km, Rs. 67.43 crore
Botad – Dhasa – Chavand – Amreli – Bagsara – Bilkha – Mendarda for a length of 67.30 km. Rs. 158 crore
Mendarda – Keshod – Mangrol for a length of 48.55 km. Rs. 81.38 crore
Unjha – Patan – Sihori – Deordar – Bhabhar for a length of 105 km. Rs. 858 crore
Karjan – Dabhoi – Bodeli for a length of 71.10 km. Rs. 331 crore
Dehgam – Bayad – Lunawada – Santrampur – Jhalod for a length of 167.54 km. Rs. 1514 crore
Ahmedabad – Harsol – Gambhoi – Vijaynagar for a length of 143 km. Rs. 640 crore
Rs. 862 crore for the 50 km stretch of Santrampur-Morva Hadaf-Santrod.
Rs. 1063 crore has been approved for the 64 km stretch of Santrod-Devgarh Baria-Chhota Udepur.
Rs. 986 crore will be spent on 803 km of the 79 road surface improvement works.
