PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat trains on six new routes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday virtually flagged off six Vande Bharat trains for Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar and UP at Ranchi.
He was scheduled to flag off the trains from Tatanagar but his chopper could not take off due to poor visibility and inclement weather conditions, news agency PTI reported.
The new trains will operate on the following routes:
- Tatanagar-Patna
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Brahmapur-Tatanagar
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Rourkela-Howrah
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Deoghar-Varanasi
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Bhagalpur-Howrah
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Gaya-Howrah.
“Six new Vande Bharat trains, projects worth more than Rs. 650 crores, expansion of connectivity and travel facilities, and Pucca house to thousands of people under PMAY-G, I congratulate the people of Jharkhand for these projects,” the PM said.
Modi said there was a time when modern development was limited to certain cities of the country, but the approach of ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’ has changed the mentality of the country.
“Now the poor, Adivasi and Dalits are the priority of our nation. Women, farmers and youth are a priority… the whole region will develop with the expansion of rail services in Eastern India. The budget for railway development for Jharkhand is Rs. 7000 crores. If we compare this to the budget 10 years ago, it is 16 times more,” he said.
The prime minister also launched various projects worth Rs 660 crore from Ranchi. These include laying the foundation stone for the Madhupur bypass line in Deoghar district and the Hazaribag town coaching depot.
He also dedicated to the nation doubling of the Kurkura-Kanaroan line, which is a part of the Bondamunda-Ranchi single-line section and the Rourkela-Gomoh route via Ranchi, Muri and Chandrapura stations.