Sama, Vadodara

The Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA) has approved revised budgets for 2025-26 and 2026-27, allocating significant funds for infrastructure works. This includes the completion of the 75-metre ring road, road and drainage networks, gardens, ponds, and housing projects. An additional ₹50 crore is sanctioned for the ring road project, in the city's peripheral areas.

The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has presented its budget of ₹7,609 crore for 2026-27, which includes a plan for a new headquarters and ambitious projects for sports, wellness, and recreation. The budget focuses on boosting citizen engagement alongside core infrastructure like water, drainage, and cleanliness, without proposing tax hikes.

Gujarat Deputy CM Sanghavi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for multiple development projects worth ₹203 crore in Vadodara. The projects focus on water supply, roads, urban infrastructure, and cultural facilities, including enhancements to Sursagar Lake and the development of a Heritage Square.

Vadodara is set to experience a significant boost in its infrastructure and tourism with several key projects underway. Sursagar Lake will be upgraded with a ₹40 crore investment, featuring an international fountain, 3D digital mapping, laser and light shows,Concurrently, a Heritage Square is being developed near Nyay Mandir as part of a larger ₹203 crore urban development plan.

CM Bhupendra Patel has approved ₹316.78 crore for the first phase of the Vadodara Ring Road, which will be 27.58 kilometers long and 45 meters wide, easing traffic to the Statue of Unity and Mumbai-Ahmedabad NH 8. Municipal plans to construct a new bridge over the Sama–Savli canal to reduce traffic on Sama–Savli Road, where another overbridge is already under construction.

Upcoming infrastructure projects, including an airport expansion plan, road widening projects on VIP Road and the Sama-Harni stretch, and a proposed Metro Lite connectivity, are boosting real estate demand in Sama-Harni. Sama-Harni Road is emerging as Vadodara's real estate hotspot because of its strategic location, proximity to key transport hubs, and rapid infrastructure growth.