PM Narendra Modi flags off 8 trains to boost connectivity to Statue of Unity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off new eight trains connecting Gujarat’s Kevadia, which houses Statue of Unity, to several other regions in the country via video conferencing.

While inaugurating the new trains that will boost connectivity to the Statue of Unity, PM Modi said it will will also help in “changing the lives of the tribal community of Kevadiya.

“This connectivity will be beneficial for tourists coming to see the Statue of Unity but it will also help in changing the lives of the tribal community of Kevadiya. It will bring new opportunities for job and self-employment,” PM Narendra Modi said.

PM Narendra Modi also paid tributes to AIADMK founder and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M G Ramachandran on his birth anniversary and said one of the trains that flagged off for Kevadia on Sunday originates at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MG Ramachandran Central Railway Station.

“One of the trains flagged off for Kevadia today originates at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MG Ramachandran Central Railway Station. It is a pleasant coincidence that today is the birth anniversary of MGR. His life was dedicated to the service of the poor,” PM Modi said.

The Ahmedabad-Kevadia Jan Shatabdi Express, one of the eight trains, has been equipped with the ‘Vista-dome tourist coach’ which offers large viewing areas with rooftop glasses and seats for passengers.

PM Modi also inaugurated the DabhoiChandod converted broad gauge railway line, ChandodKevadia new broad gauge rail line, newly electrified PratapnagarKevadia section and the new station buildings of Dabhoi, Chandod and Kevadia.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath joined the event via video link.