AHMEDABAD : There is haste in the air as stretches in Gujarat are being revamped in prelude to US President Donald Trump’s visit. News walls to hide shanties and slums, are being erected along the roads, the President is expected to pass. The quick but massive makeover is being carried out Ahmedabad corporation.
Upon his arrival at Ahmedabad airport, Trump would travel to Gandhi Nagar. The new walls would be propped to flank roads along this route.
According to reports, around Rs 50 crore is being spent in preparations of Trump’s visit to the State. Walls scaling 7 ft high will be built along roads from Sardar Vallabhai Patel airport and Indira Bridge, the stretch where Trump’s roadshow makes its thoroughfare. This will keep shoddily built abodes of over 2,500 people out of view. It has been years since roads in Gujarat have had any kind of makeover.
Trump is expected to arrive on 24 Feb.
