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PM Modi visits L&T’s Hazira facility in Gujarat’s Surat, reviews its projects

PM Modi visits L&T’s Hazira facility in Gujarat’s Surat, reviews its projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews ongoing industrial operations and infrastructure projects during his visit to Hazira, in Surat district, Gujarat. Photo: YT/@NarendraModi via PTI Photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Larsen & Toubro’s Hazira facility in Gujarat’s Surat on Friday (May 5, 2026), where he reviewed the ongoing industrial operations and infrastructure projects. PM Modi visited the AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex, L&T’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, and was shown around the facility by the company officials. He was briefed on the ‘Zorawar’ tanks and other defence equipment manufactured at the facility. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and L&T Defence have developed an air-transportable 25-tonne tank designed for rapid deployment largely along the frontier with China. The PM began his day-long visit to Gujarat and Daman, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth around ₹22,000 crore and address the public. Mr. Modi will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation, and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over ₹18,800 crore in Surat across the road, power, …

Four workers killed in fire at Hazira steel plant near Surat – India TV

Four workers killed in fire at Hazira steel plant near Surat – India TV

Image Source : PTI Representative image A devastating fire at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India’s (AM/NS India) plant in Hazira industrial area claimed the lives of four workers and left another injured on Tuesday evening, according to officials. Surat Commissioner of Police Anupam Singh Gehlot reported that the fire broke out after burning coal spilled unexpectedly, igniting a blaze in one section of the plant. “The fire engulfed four laborers who were working on a lift at the time, leading to their deaths,” Gehlot explained. Authorities, including the police and the factory inspector, have initiated a detailed investigation into the incident. No accidental death report has been filed yet, according to an official from the Hazira police station. Three of the victims’ bodies have been transported to a civil hospital for post-mortem examinations, while the fourth is yet to be confirmed. In a statement, a spokesperson for AM/NS India expressed regret over the accident, attributing it to equipment failure at the plant’s Corex unit. The spokesperson explained that the incident occurred at around 6:00 PM during …