Modi flags off 8 trains to boost connectivity to Statue of Unity |
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17th January flagged off 8 trains from various parts of the country connecting to Kevadiya in Gujarat, where the Statue of Unity is located. This move will increase tourism in the belt. Addressing through video conferencing, Modi said, in the history of Indian Railways, for the first time, so many trains from various corners of the country have been flagged off for one place. After all, Kevadiya is a place that has its identity with someone who has united the country and given the message of `Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat`. The eight trains are Kevadiya-Varanasi (Mahamana Weekly Express), KevadiyaDadar (Dadar Kevadiya Daily Express), Kevadiya-Ahmedabad (Janshatabdi Daily Express), Kevadiya-Hazrat Nizamuddin (Nizamuddin Kevadia Sampark Kranti BiWeekly Express), Kevadiya-Rewa (Kevadia Rewa Weekly Express), KevadiyaChennai (Chennai Kevadiya Weekly Express), Kevadiya-Pratapnagar (MEMU Daily) and Pratapnagar-Kevadiya (MEMU Daily). Modi added the “Today, the number of visitors coming to watch the Statue of Unity has surpassed even those visiting the Statue of Liberty in the US and as many as 5 million have already visited it. After the Corona lockdown, we are having more and more visitors and according to a survey, it has been estimated that as connectivity is increasing, one hundred thousand people are expected to arrive in Kevadiya every day.” The event was also attended by Railway Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani along with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan, and others who attended the event via video conferencing.
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