Ghaziabad, Oct 21: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday described as a dream come true the much reduced travel time between Delhi and Meerut following the inauguration of the Rapid Rail “Namo Bharat Train”
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Addressing a function during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s first ‘Namo Bharat Train’ (RapidX) and inaugurated the country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System in Ghaziabad, Yogi said, “Previously, Meerut was also connected to a 12-lane express highway. A journey that used to take four and a half hours can now be covered in just 45 minutes.”
He said, “What was once a dream has now become a reality because ‘Modi hai toh Mumkin hai’. The entire country and UP are witnessing the fulfilment of this dream.”
Expressing his gratitude to Modi, the CM said, “This gift on the occasion of Shardiya Navratri is a blessing.”
He highlighted the remarkable infrastructure development witnessed over the past nine and a half years, with railway stations transformed into airport-like facilities, exemplifying India’s progress. “The rapid revitalisation of 500 railway stations within Amrit Bharat is also taking place. The Vande Bharat train represents the emergence of a new India,” he said.
Yogi said, the most populous state in the country is now entering a new era of infrastructure.
He said becasue of the double-engine government’s efforts the metro rail system is being successfully operated in five cities of UP, providing a state-of-the-art public transport system. In February, metro rail will become operational in Agra.
The CM said the work on the country’s first ropeway service is going on a war footing in Varanasi by transforming its ancient structure into a new one. “The efforts that have been started to establish new infrastructure, be it in the form of highways, express highways, Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors, and logistics hubs, are showing miraculous results today,” he said.
He said, “It is as a result of this that the country has grown as the fifth largest economy in the world through this state-of-the-art world-class infrastructure in its period of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.”
