Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on March 12
He unveiled the master plan of the Rs 1,200 crore Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development Project.
Upon his arrival, Prime Minister Modi planted a sapling at Mahatma Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati
He also offered floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram
The masterplan proposes to restore, conserve, and rebuild about half of the 63 structures that existed in the original ashram that was spread over 120 acres of land on the banks of the Sabarmati River on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. In all, 36 buildings will be restored.
The new memorial will be spread over 55 acres, and the entire precincts will sprawl over 322 acres
According to the masterplan, 20 buildings will be conserved
In 1917, Gandhi founded the ashram at Sabarmati — his fourth ashram — on the western bank of the Sabarmati River.