On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the fourth Vande Bharat Express train in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district. This is the first Vande Bharat train for the state, which is about to hold assembly elections. “The semi-high-speed train will run between Delhi and Amb Andaura.” “It will run every day except Wednesday,” a senior railways official told HT on Wednesday. PM Modi can be seen flagging off the train in a video tweeted by union minister Bhupender Yadav.
With the launch of the new service, the travel time between Delhi and Chandigarh will be reduced to three hours starting next week. The journey from the national capital to Himachal Pradesh would take about five hours. “It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 52 seconds. The introduction of the train will help boost tourism in the region while also providing a more comfortable and faster mode of transportation “according to a government statement According to the Railways Ministry, it would also benefit pilgrims and devotees visiting religious sites in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana.
PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for the Bulk Drug Park at Haroli in Una district, which will cost more than 1900 crore, as part of the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme. This is expected to reduce imports, attract investment of around Rs. 10,000 crores, and employ more than 20,000 people, thereby boosting the state economy.
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