Speaking with the residents of Sun City Apartments in the city, Surya praised the Modi-government, highlighting projects like the expansion of Namma Metro lines, the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project and the Satellite Town Ring Road projects which would help ease traffic congestion in the city. “Over the past five years, numerous critical projects of the Central Government have been implemented in Bengaluru…Additionally, the Central Government has provided 1,500+ electric buses to the BMTC [Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation],” he said.
Bhanubhai Chunilal Chitara, who has helped in preserving and promoting the traditional Mata Ni Pachedi craft of Gujarat, and Sankurathri Chandrasekhar, a managing trustee of Sankurathri Foundation which has educated rural students, were also awarded the Padma Shri