(IANS UNION Home Minister, Amit Shah, on Monday inaugurated the 4.03-km-long ISKCONSanand Elevated Corridor in Ahmedabad, a six-lane project built at a cost of Rs 464 crore to ease traffic congestion on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway and improve connectivity between Sarkhej and Gandhinagar. The corridor, connecting ISKCON Junction to Sanand Flyover on National Highway 147, is expected to reduce travel time and fuel consumption for commuters by allowing smoother movement through some of the city’s busiest junctions, including Karnavati Club, Prahladnagar and YMCA. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Minister of State for Urban Development, Darshna Vaghela, Ahmedabad Mayor Hitesh Barot, MLAs Amit Thaker and Babubhai Patel, and other officials attended the inauguration ceremony. Constructed by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the elevated corridor is 26.8 metres wide and comprises a 2,940-metre viaduct and 1,090 metres of approach roads. Addressing a gathering after the ceremony, Shah asserted that governments alone cannot eradicate narcotics without active public support, and urged citizens to report drug abuse to authorities via dedicated helplines.