Prime Minister Laid The Foundation Of Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project:
On the 94th anniversary of the Dandi March, the Prime Minister of India laid the foundation for the Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project in Ahmedabad.
- The Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project is a Rs 1,200 crore initiative to restore, conserve, and rebuild the original Sabarmati Ashram founded by Mahatma Gandhi.
- Sabarmati Ashram is situated on the western bank of the Sabarmati River, near the village of Juna Vadaj in Ahmedabad.
- Gandhi set up five settlements during his lifetime, two in South Africa (Phoenix Settlement in Natal, and Tolstoy Farm outside Johannesburg), and three in India.
- Gandhi’s first Ashram in India was established in the Kochrab area of Ahmedabad in 1915, and the others are Sabarmati Ashram (Ahmedabad), and Sevagram Ashram (in Wardha).
- It is currently managed by the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust (SAPMT).
- The ashram served as a base for Gandhi’s socio-political activities and experiments with truth and non-violence.
- It witnessed the launch of several seminal movements, including the Dandi March in 1930.
