PM Modi to Inaugurate Six Vande Bharat Trains at Tatanagar Junction

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off six Vande Bharat trains at Tatanagar Junction on Sunday. The event will also feature the foundation stone laying of several railway projects worth over Rs 660 crore and distribution of sanction letters to PMAY-G beneficiaries. A planned roadshow in Jamshedpur was canceled due to heavy rain.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to flag off six Vande Bharat trains on Sunday at Tatanagar Junction Railway Station, as reported by officials.

Having already arrived in Ranchi, Modi is expected to travel to Jamshedpur shortly, according to sources.

The Prime Minister will officiate the inauguration of six new Vande Bharat trains at Tatanagar Junction around 10 am, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

Security measures have been heightened in anticipation of the PM's visit.

'Platform number one of Tatanagar is completely ready. Six new Vande Bharat trains for the country and Jharkhand will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister from here today,' an official release confirmed.

As per the PMO's announcement, Modi will also lay the foundation stone and dedicate various railway projects worth over Rs 660 crore to the nation through video conference at 10.30 am. Additionally, he will distribute sanction letters to 20,000 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) beneficiaries in Tatanagar.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan mentioned that the PM will address a significant rally organized by the BJP in Jamshedpur.

However, state BJP president Babulal Marandi disclosed in a post on X that a planned roadshow by the prime minister in Jamshedpur has been canceled due to heavy rain.

(With inputs from agencies.)