Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) has achieved a landmark milestone with the flagging off of the first consignment of indigenously developed Vande Bharat wheels on 20 June, from its Wheel & Axle plant.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, raised the issue of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
In a big infrastructure push to Jammu and Kashmir and connecting it with the rest of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail line project is not just a name, it is the identity of the new power of Jammu & Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to flag off the train from Katra town to Kashmir Valley on June 6.
It is expected that Vande Bharat might start running between New Delhi and Srinagar by 26 January.
Addressing media persons on Friday, he said that this inaugural service aims to cater to tourists arriving by Vande Bharat train to Kangra district.
The man lost his balance while boarding the moving train.
The Railway Station is developed at a cost of Rs 241 crore and has world class facilities.
Senior citizens prefer the train for visiting Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and various other pilgrim centres including Varanasi.
The railways has decided to deploy an extraVande Bharat train that would be kept on standby.
