NewDelhi/Kerala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated slew of developmental projects including the Kochi Water Metro during his visit to Kerala. PM Modi also flagged off Kerala’s maiden Vande Bharat Express At Thiruvananthapuram Railway Station. He was accompanied by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, CM Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and MP Shashi Tharoor. Rail electrification of the Dindigul-Palani-Palakkad section will also be dedicated by the Prime Minister. During the event, PM Modi will also laid the foundation of various rail projects including the redevelopment of Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, and Varkala Sivagiri railway stations; comprehensive development of Thiruvananthapuram area including Nemon and Kochuveli and increasing of sectional speed of Thiruvananthapuram-Shoranur section. He also laid the foundation stone of the Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram.
On Monday, April 24, the Prime Minister, who arrived in Kerala for a two-day visit, held a mega roadshow in Kochi. PM Modi walked through the streets of Kochi dressed in traditional Kerala attire. People lined up on both sides of the road and cheered for the PM.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the nation’s first Water Metro on Tuesday during his two-day Kerala visit. This one of its kind project connects 10 islands around Kochi through battery-operated electric hybrid boats for samless connectivity with Kochi city. The flagship project has been set up at a cost of Rs 1,136.83.
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