New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off eight trains connecting different regions of the country to Kevadiya with an aim to facilitate seamless connectivity to the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.
Updated Jan 17, 2021 | 07:37 IST
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated various projects of the Indian Railways in Gujarat including the flagging off of 8 trains connecting Gujarat s Kevadiya to Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Pratapnagar PM Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday morning flagged off eight trains which will connect Kevadiya in Gujarat where the Statue of Unity is located, with different parts of the country. One of the trains flagged off for Kevadia today originates at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MG Ramachandran Central Railway Station. It is a pleasant coincidence that today is the birth anniversary of MGR. His life was dedicated to the service of the poor, Modi said during the inauguration ceremony.
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A view of Statue of Unity. (@pavnkaushik/Twitter)
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With this, the Statue of Unity at Kevadiya, built at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore, the tallest in the world, will be added to the railway map of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would flag off six express trains including a Jan Shatabdi Express from Varanasi, Dadar, Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai and Ahmedabad for Kevadia, the place of the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, through video conferencing on 17 January.
With the aim of facilitating seamless connectivity to the Statue of Unity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off eight trains connecting different regions