PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Jammu Railway Division among several railway projects on January 6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to dedicate to the nation a slew of railway projects on Monday, January 6. The Prime Minister will be inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of the projects via video conferencing at 12:30 pm, according to an official statement. PM Modi will inaugurate the new Jammu Railway Division as well as the Charlapalli New Terminal Station in Telangana. Additionally, he will be laying the foundation stone of Rayagada Railway Division Building of East Coast Railway.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to dedicate to the nation a slew of railway projects on Monday, January 6. The Prime Minister will be inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of the projects via video conferencing at 12:30 pm, according to an official statement. PM Modi will inaugurate the new Jammu Railway Division as well as the Charlapalli New Terminal Station in Telangana. Additionally, he will be laying the foundation stone of Rayagada Railway Division Building of East Coast Railway.
The Jammu Railway Division will span 742.1 kilometers connecting Pathankot, Jammu, Udhampur, Srinagar, Baramulla, Bhogpur Sirwal, Batala and Joginder Nagar, according to the statement.
The division will significantly benefit Jammu and Kashmir and surrounding regions, fulfilling the long pending aspiration of the people and improving connectivity to other parts of the country.
The division is set to create employment opportunities, promote infrastructure development and tourism, and lead to the overall socio-economic development of the region.
In Telangana, the Charlapalli New Terminal Station in the Medchal-Malkajgiri District has been developed as a new coaching terminal along with provision of second entry with a cost of around Rs 413 crore.
This environment-friendly terminal, having good passenger amenities, will ease congestion on the existing coaching terminals in the city like Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Kacheguda, said the PMO.
The Rayagada Railway Division Building of East Coast Railway is set to improve connectivity in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and nearby areas. It will also lead to the overall socio-economic development of the region.
Meanwhile, the Narendra Modi 3.0 government is set to unveil its first full-year Union Budget in February.
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