By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various Railway Projects worth more than Rs 660 crore through video conferencing on 15th September in Jharkhand.
. He will lay the foundation stone for Madhupur Bye pass line in Deoghar district and Hazaribag Town Coaching Depot in Hazaribag district of Jharkhand. After completion, Madhupur Bypass line will facilitate in avoiding detention of trains on Howrah-Delhi mainline and will also help in reducing travel time between Giridih and Jasidih and Hazaribag Town Coaching Depot will help in facilitating maintenance of coaching stocks at this station.
Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation Kurkura-Kanaroan doubling which is a part of Bondamunda-Ranchi single line section and part of Rourkela-Gomoh route via Ranchi, Muri and Chandrapura stations. The project will help in the increased mobility of Goods and Passenger traffic considerably. Apart from this, 04 Road under bridges(RUBs) shall also be dedicated to the nation for enhancing safety to common people.
Prime Minister will flag off Six Vande Bharat trains. The state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express trains will improve the connectivity on these routes:
1) Tatanagar – Patna
2) Bhagalpur – Dumka – Howrah
3) Brahmapur – Tatanagar
4) Gaya – Howrah
5) Deoghar – Varanasi
6) Rourkela – Howrah
The introduction of these Vande Bharat Express trains will benefit regular travellers, professionals, business and student community. These trains will boost religious tourism in the region by providing faster mode of commute to the pilgrimage sites like Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar (Jharkhand), Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Kalighat, Belur Math in Kolkata (West Bengal) etc. Apart from this, Coal Mines industries in Dhanbad, Jute industries in Kolkata, Iron & Steel allied industries in Durgapur will also get a major boost.
In line with his commitment for Housing for All, Prime Minister will distribute sanction letters to 20 thousand Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) beneficiaries from Jharkhand. He will release the 1st instalment of assistance to the beneficiaries. Prime minister will also participate in the Griha Pravesh celebrations of 46 thousand beneficiaries.