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Picture used for representational purpose only SURAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will perform the ground-breaking ceremony virtually for the first phase of the Rs 12,020 crore Surat Metro Rail Project via video-conferencing. Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, social justice and empowerment minister Ishwar Patel and BJP chief C R Paatil among other dignitaries will remain present at the venue at Diamond Bourses in the city. According to sources, the metro project is 40.35km long and comprises two corridors. The 21.61-km-long corridor-I is from Sarthana to Dream City, while the 18.74km-long corridor-II is from Bhesan to Saroli. It will consist of 10 elevated stations in South-West Surat and connect Dream City with Kadarsha Ni Nal in the city’s core. East of that, the line will head underground towards Surat Railway Station for 3.46 km and onward to Chowk Bazar at 3.56 km. ....
Surat: Four street urchins addicted to liquid adhesive for intoxication were rescued from Soni Faliya by a coordinator of Friends for Women and Children (FFWC), an initiative of CID (crime). Piyush Shah, the coordinator, saw the four children aged between eight and 15 years smelling some liquid. When Shah stopped them, they threw away the bottles and started running. They were, however, nabbed with the help of some locals and taken to the police station. “Initially, they were reluctant in disclosing, but later admitted that they regularly smell adhesives for intoxication,” Shah said. It was learnt that of the four children, the eight-year-old and nine-year-old are siblings and are orphans, while the 14-year-old does not live with his parents as he used to be beaten up. They beg and make a living. The eldest, a 15-year-old is employed by a horse cart owner to take children coming to Gandhi Baug on rides. ....