Bharat Gaurav train arrives in Nepal |
The inaugural Bharat Gaurav train, connecting destinations associated with Ramayana Circuit in India and Nepal, arrived in Nepal`s Janakpur on June 23rd with 500 tourists from India. The 14-coach train, which arrived at Janakpur Dham station, was flagged off from Delhi`s Safdarjung railway station on 20th June. The Indian government had launched this initiative to join all the major places related to Lord Ram and Sita and develop the Ramayana Circuit. The train operating on the Ramayana Circuit will also cover the religious destination of Janakpur (Nepal) for the first time in addition to other popular destinations such as Ayodhya, Nandigram, Sitamarhui, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Panchvati (Nasik), Hampi, Rameshwaram and Bhadrachalam. On June 23rd, Chief Minister of Madhesh Pradesh Lalbabu Raut, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Forest of Madhesh Pradesh Shatrughan Mahato, Mayor of Janakpurdham Manoj Kumar Shah, General Manager of Nepal Railways Niranjan Jha, Counsellor of Embassy of India in Kathmandu Prasanna Srivastava welcomed the passengers on board the train. The train is expected to boost tourism in India and Nepal further.
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