PM Modi to inaugurate fourth Vande Bharat Express in HP's Una on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the countrys fourth Vande Bharat Express train and inaugurate a slew of developmental projects in Himachal Pradeshs Una district on ThursdayThe prime minister will also dedicate IIIT Una to the nation and lay the foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park in the district a statement from the PMO said WednesdayModi will flag off the inaugural run of the new Vande Bharat Express from Amb Andaura to New Delhi It will be the fourth Vande Bharat train to be introduced in the country and is an advanced version compared to the earlier ones being much lighter and capable of reaching higher speed in shorter durationAlso read PM Modi inaugurates phase I of Rs 856 crore Mahakal Lok corridor in UjjainThe train will run six days a week except on Wednesdays with stops at Ambala Chandigarh Anandpur Sahib and Una It accelerates to 100 km per hour in just 52 seconds The introduction of the train will help boost tourism in the region and provide a comfortable and faster mode of travelHimachal Pradesh is going to polls later this yearLast month Modi had flagged off the third Vande Bharat Express in another pollbound state GujaratThis train runs from Gandhinagar to MumbaiWhile in the state Modi will also dedicate IIIT Una to the nation the foundation stone for which was laid by him in 2017 Currently more than 530 students are pursuing studies in this instituteThe Bulk Drug Park in Una for which he will lay the foundation stone will be built at a cost of over Rs 1900 crore The park will help reduce dependence on API imports It is expected to attract investment of around Rs 10000 crore and provide employment to more than 20000 people It will also give a fillip to economic activities in the region the statement saidAfter that at a public function at Chamba Modi will lay the foundation stone of the 48 MW ChanjuIII hydroelectric project and the 30 MW Deothal Chanju hydroelectric project which will generate over 270 million units of electricity annually Himachal Pradesh is expected to get annual revenue of around Rs 110 crore from these projectsThe prime minister will also launch Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana PMGSYIII in the state for upgrading of around 3125 km of roads More than Rs 420 crore has been sanctioned by the Centre under this phase for the upgrade of 440 km of roads in 15 border and farflung blocks of the stateThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever