Longest flyover in Vadodara named after late Pramukh Swami

Vadodara, Aug 17 (PTI) The longest flyover at theFatehgunj locality in the city was today named after latePramukh Swami, the religious head of the Swaminarayan sect. The decision to name the flyover after Swami was takenby the Vadodara Municipal Corporation. The naming ceremony of the bridge was attended byUnion Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Gujarat Deputy ChiefMinister Nitin Patel. Patel appreciated the gesture of city mayor BharatDangar and civic commissioner Vinod Rao to name the bridgeafter Swami. Both Prabhu and Patel paid rich tributes to Swami forworking for the welfare of the mankind and promoting peace andcommunal harmony. The over one-km-long flyover, which was inaugurated inDecember last year, has helped to decongest the traffic in thearea, civic officials said. The flyover was constructed by the civic body afterspending Rs 62.98 crore, they said, adding the beautificationwork under the flyover has been completed. PTI COR NRBNRB