#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flags off the inaugural run of Northeast's first Vande Bharat Express train in Assam. The northeast-bound Vande Bharat will run between New Jalpaiguri Station in West Bengal and Guwahati in Assam.
"Today is a big day for the rail connectivity of the entire North East including Assam. This Vande Bharat Express will make the life of the people living here easier and this will also give a boost to the tourism sector of the state," says PM Narendra Modi at the flagging off… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"Three works related to the connectivity of North East are going on. North East is getting the first Made in India Vande Bharat. This is the third Vande Bharat connecting West Bengal and electrification work on about 425 km of track in Assam and Meghalaya has been completed,"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"The last 9 years have been of unprecedented achievements for India, of building a new India. After coming to power, our government gave the highest priority to the welfare of the poor. Infrastructure is for all, equally, without discrimination. That's why this infrastructure… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"Before 2014, Railway’s budget for North East was ₹2,500 Crore. Now it is more ₹10.000 crore, which is 4X growth. All parts of the Northeast will soon be connected via the broad-gauge network. ₹1 lakh crore is being spent on the same," says PM Narendra Modi
"The Vande Bharat Express will boost business and tourism by connecting key destinations such as Kamakhya Temple, Kaziranga Sanctuary, Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam, Shillong and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya, and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh," says PM Narendra Modi
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