PM Narendra Modi flagged off Six Vande Bharat trains in Jharkhand, during his visit to Jharkhand, Gujarat and Odisha from 15-17 September, 2024.
On 15th September, Prime Minister Modi flagged off trains at around 10 AM, from Jharkhand. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various Railway Projects worth more than Rs. 660 crores. During his visit he will also distribute sanction letters to 20 thousand Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) beneficiaries in Tatanagar, Jharkhand. At around 10:30 AM, he flagged off Tatanagar-Patna Vande Bharat train at Tatanagar Junction Railway Station, Jharkhand, through video conferencing.
He will lay the foundation stone for Madhupur Bye pass line in Deoghar district and Hazaribag Town Coaching Depot in Hazaribag district of Jharkhand. After completion, Madhupur Bypass line will facilitate in avoiding detention of trains on Howrah-Delhi mainline and will also help in reducing travel time between Giridih and Jasidih and Hazaribag Town Coaching Depot will help in facilitating maintenance of coaching stocks at this station.
Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation Kurkura-Kanaroan doubling which is a part of Bondamunda-Ranchi single line section and part of Rourkela-Gomoh route via Ranchi, Muri and Chandrapura stations. The project will help in the increased mobility of Goods and Passenger traffic considerably. Apart from this, 04 Road under bridges (RUBs) shall also be dedicated to the nation for enhancing safety to common people.
The press release also shared details of the routes on which the state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express trains will improve the connectivity:
1) Tatanagar – Patna
2) Bhagalpur – Dumka – Howrah
3) Brahmapur – Tatanagar
4) Gaya – Howrah
5) Deoghar – Varanasi
6) Rourkela – Howrah
The introduction of these Vande Bharat Express trains will benefit regular travellers, professionals, business and student community. These trains will boost religious tourism in the region by providing faster mode of commute to the pilgrimage sites like Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar (Jharkhand), Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Kalighat, Belur Math in Kolkata (West Bengal) etc. Apart from this, Coal Mines industries in Dhanbad, Jute industries in Kolkata, Iron & Steel allied industries in Durgapur will also get a major boost.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through his ‘X’ account conveyed – “We are determined for the rapid development of Jharkhand today at around 10:00 a.m. I will have the privilege of flagging of 6 vande Bharat trains at tatanagar as well as laying the foundation stone inaugurating many more projects apart from this I will also be a part of the program related to the beneficiaries of Pradhan mantri awas Yojana gramin”.
In line with his commitment for Housing for All, Prime Minister will distribute sanction letters to 20 thousand Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) beneficiaries from Jharkhand. He will release the 1st instalment of assistance to the beneficiaries. Prime minister will also participate in the Griha Pravesh celebrations of 46 thousand beneficiaries.
Other programs in the list Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jharkhand, Gujarat and Odisha from 15-17 September
- PM to lay foundation stone and dedicate to nation various Railway Projects worth more than Rs 660 crore in Tatanagar, Jharkhand.
- PM to flag off Six Vande Bharat trains in Jharkhand.
- PM to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs. 8,000 crores in Ahmedabad.
- PM to inaugurate 4th Global Renewable Energy Investor’s Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST) at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.
- PM to launch ‘SUBHADRA’- the largest, single women-centric scheme.
- PM to participate in Griha Pravesh celebrations for 26 lakh beneficiaries of PMAY from across the country in Bhubaneswar. PM to also launch Awaas+ 2024 App for survey of additional households.