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    PM Modi virtually flags off Northeast's first Vande Bharat Express
    Northeast gets its first Vande Bharat Express

    PM Modi virtually flags off Northeast's first Vande Bharat Express

    By Snehadri Sarkar
    May 29, 2023
    05:51 pm

    What's the story

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off northeast India's first Vande Bharat Express train from Guwahati in Assam to New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on Monday.

    Modi symbolically waved a green flag on the screen to launch the train from the Guwahati Railway Station, where Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw were present.

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    Guwahati to New Jalpaiguri in under 6 hours

    This new train will save approximately an hour of travel time between Guwahati and New Jalpaiguri when compared to the current quickest train connecting the two locations.

    As per reports, this new Vande Bharat Express will cover the journey in five and a half hours, while the existing quickest train takes six and a half hours.

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    Big day for northeast, including Assam: Modi

    Speaking about the importance of the day, PM Modi said, "Today is a big day for the rail connectivity of the entire northeast, including Assam."

    "This Vande Bharat Express will make the life of the people living here easier and this will also give a boost to the tourism sector of the state," the prime minister added.

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    Modi lauds BJP-led government's work in India

    Taking a jab at the previous government, Modi stated, "The last nine years have been unprecedented achievements for India, of building a new India. After coming to power, our government gave the highest priority to the welfare of the poor."

    "Infrastructure is for all, equally, without discrimination. That's why this infrastructure construction is also true social justice, in a way, true secularism," he added.

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    Know about 'Act East Policy'

    Earlier, Railway Minister Vaishnaw remarked that the train would help the Centre's "Act East Policy" significantly.

    "It is a matter of happiness that PM Modi will flag off the northeast's first Vande Bharat Express today. Earlier, it was Look East, but now it is Act East," Vaishnaw told ANI.

    The policy seeks to cultivate extensive commercial and strategic ties with Southeast Asian nations.

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    Northeast gets its first Vande Bharat Express today. It will boost tourism, enhance connectivity. https://t.co/6DpRIeQUjg

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 29, 2023
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