Prime Minister Modi and Spanish President Sanchez will inaugurate Tata-Airbus C295 aircraft factory in Vadodara today

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Updated: October 28, 2024 07:37 EAST

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India]October 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish President Pedro Sanchez will inaugurate the Tata-Airbus C295 aircraft factory in Vadodara, Gujarat on Monday.
The Spanish President, who is on a three-day visit to India, arrived in Vadodara early on Monday.
The factory was set up by Tata Advanced Systems in collaboration with Airbus Spain.
The facility is built on the campus of TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL). A total of 56 aircraft are planned under the C-295 program, of which 16 are to be delivered directly by Airbus from Spain and the remaining 40 are to be manufactured in India.
Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. is responsible for manufacturing these 40 aircraft in India. This facility will be the first private sector Final Assembly Line (FAL) for military aircraft in India. This will involve the comprehensive development of a complete ecosystem from manufacturing through assembly, testing and qualification, through to delivery and maintenance of the full lifecycle of the aircraft.
Apart from Tatas, leading defense public sector units such as Bharat Electronics Ltd. and Bharat Dynamics Ltd, along with private micro, small and medium enterprises, will contribute to this programme.
The C295 aircraft is a military aircraft and its production will strengthen the Indian aerospace industry and lead the country towards self-reliance.
In 2021, India signed a contract with Airbus to purchase 56 C-295 transport aircraft, of which 16 were to be sent directly from Spain and 40 were to be manufactured in India at the Tata plant in Vadodara.
The city of Vadodara was adorned with beautiful lights to welcome the two leaders.
The people of Vadodara expressed happiness over the visit of Prime Minister Modi and the Spanish Prime Minister and hoped for good international relations with Spain.
Later in the day, PM Modi will visit Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara. From Vadodara, the Prime Minister will travel to Amreli, where he will inaugurate Bharat Mata Sarovar.
He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth over Rs 4,800 crore. These projects will benefit the citizens of Amreli, Jamnagar, Morbi, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Junagadh, Porbandar, Kachchh and Botad districts of the state.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various road projects worth over Rs 2,800 crore.
The projects that will be inaugurated include four-laning of various sections of NH 151, NH 151A and NH 51 as well as the Junagadh bypass.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth over Rs 700 crore of Amreli district water supply department.
The foundation stone of phase 2 of Pasavi Group Water Augmentation Project in Bhavnagar district will also be laid, which will benefit 95 villages in Mahuva, Talaja and Palitana talukas of Bhavnagar district .
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for tourism-related development initiatives, including the transformation of Karli Recharge Reservoir at Mokarsagar in Porbandar district into a world-class sustainable ecotourism destination, among others.
At the same time, President Sánchez will also travel to Mumbai where, in addition to his official engagements, he will interact with leaders of trade and industry, think tanks and the film industry. He will speak at the 4th Spain-India Forum organized by the Spain-India Council Foundation and the Observer Research Foundation.
He will also visit prominent film studios where he will interact with leading celebrities from the Indian film industry, to foster greater collaboration between the Indian and Spanish media and entertainment industries. (ANI)