PM lays foundation stone for 43 rail projects
The Free Press Journal|March 13, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation for 43 railway projects of Rs 249 crore in Chhattisgarh, including the Vande Bharat train maintenance depot in Bilaspur and MEMU car shed expansion in Bhilai. It opened a new door for the opportunities in the tribal dominated state Chhattisgarh.
PM lays foundation stone for 43 rail projects

The PM inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of a total 6,000 railway projects of Rs 85,000 crore across the country from Ahmedabad in Gujarat via video conference, a government statement said.

Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai were virtually linked to the programme from Raipur railway station, official communiqué said. For Chhattisgarh, PM Modi inaugurated 40 projects of Rs 124 crore and laid the foundation stone of three projects costing Rs 125 crore.

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