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Nation Vande Bharat Uttarakhand

Dehradun-Delhi Vande Bharat train launched
... now 'Vande Bharat Express'

to Devbhoomi

The government is focusing on infrastructure, connectivity, and ease of living to
accelerate development. In view of this, life in the hilly areas is being made easier by
launching Vande Bharat trains one after the other and increasing mobile connectivity. On
May 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Uttarakhand's first Vande Bharat train
from Dehradun to Delhi's Anand Vihar Terminal. Along with this, the entire electrified rail
line section of the railway was inaugurated in Uttarakhand.

eople from all over the world want to visit India
in order to see and understand it. There are Big gift to connectivity in the North East
Ptwo main pillars of 21st-century developed
India: Uttarakhand strengthens both of these On May 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off
pillars by being proud of its heritage and by making Assam's first Vande Bharat Express. When compared
every possible effort for development. National to the current fastest train between Guwahati and New
and international tourists will be able to take full Jalpaiguri, this train will save about an hour in travel
advantage of this opportunity as connectivity to time. The Vande Bharat will complete this journey
Uttarkhand improves with the Vande Bharat train. in 5 hours and 30 minutes, while the current fastest
After flagging off the Dehradun-Delhi Vande Bharat train takes 6 hours and 30 minutes. "There is a lot of
train, PM Narendra Modi said, "This train running discussion in the whole world about the infrastructure
work being done in India," Prime Minister Modi said
between Delhi and Dehradun will connect the capital during the programme. Because the infrastructure
of the country with the land of gods at a faster speed. here makes life simple. This is where infrastructure
The journey will take less time and will be more generates job opportunities.
convenient and enjoyable. This train will run from
Dehradun to Delhi's Anand Vihar Terminal. This train PM Modi also dedicated 182 route kilometres of newly
will cut travel time by about 1 hour and 25 minutes. electrified railway sections to the nation during the
programme. These will aid in running trains faster,
The way Uttarakhand is carrying forward the reducing travel time, and providing pollution-free
campaign of development while keeping law and transportation. Along with this, PM Modi dedicated the
order paramount is commendable. This decade will newly built DEMU-MEMU shed in Lumding, Assam.
be the decade of Uttarakhand. In the programme,

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