Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat, Jharkhand and Odisha for three days from Sunday. During this, he will flag off the country's first Vande Metro service in Ahmedabad on Monday. On the same day, he will inaugurate the fourth edition of the Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo (Re-Invest 2024) at the Mahatma Mandir Convention Center in Gandhinagar. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several development projects worth more than Rs 8000 in Ahmedabad. Along with this, he will also launch the second phase of Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro Rail service. Whereas, on the first day he will attend a program at Vadsar Air Force Station near Ahmedabad.

Western Railway (Ahmedabad Division) Public Relations Officer Pradeep Sharma said on Saturday that the Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro is a fully unreserved air-conditioned train, for which passengers can buy tickets from the counter shortly before departure.

He said, 'It will accommodate 2058 standing passengers and 1150 seated passengers. Western Railway had tested this service earlier this week.' He said that the Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro service will stop at nine stations and cover a distance of 360 km in 5 hours 45 minutes at a top speed of 110 kmph. It will leave Bhuj at 5:05 am and reach Ahmedabad Junction at 10:50 am.

WR public relations officer Sharma said that the 'Vande Metro' concept has been designed on the lines of the indigenous semi-high-speed train Vande Bharat Seva with fully air-conditioned coaches and 'Kavach' anti-collision system along with other state-of-the-art facilities.

Will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 12460 crore during September 15 to 17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth more than Rs 12460 crore during his three-day visit to Jharkhand, Gujarat and Odisha from September 15 to 17. The Prime Minister's Office has said in a statement that the Prime Minister will visit Jharkhand on Sunday and flag off six Vande Bharat trains at Tatanagar Junction railway station in Jharkhand at around 10 am.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the Prime Minister will also address a massive rally organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jamshedpur, while sources said Modi also plans to hold a road show there.

The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of various railway projects worth more than Rs 660 crore and dedicate them to the nation through video conference from Tatanagar at around 10:30 am. He will also distribute acceptance letters to 20 thousand Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) beneficiaries. Apart from this, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of Madhupur Bypass Line in Deoghar district and Hazaribagh Town Coaching Depot in Hazaribagh district.

Dedicate Kurkura-Kanaroan Doubling Project
The Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation the Kurkura-Kanaroan Doubling Project which is part of the Bandamunda-Ranchi single line section and part of the Rourkela-Gomoh route via Ranchi, Muri and Chandrapura stations. Chouhan said the Prime Minister will also address a massive rally organised by the BJP in Jamshedpur.

The Prime Minister will visit Janata Maidan after reaching the Odisha capital on September 17, where he will launch the 'Subhadra' scheme. More than one crore women are expected to benefit under the scheme. Under the scheme, all eligible beneficiaries in the age group of 21-60 years will get Rs 50000 over a period of 5 years between 2024-25 to 2028-29.

The amount of Rs 10,000 per year in two equal installments will be deposited directly into the bank account linked to the Aadhaar card of the beneficiary. On this occasion, the Prime Minister will launch the transfer of funds into the bank accounts of more than 10 lakh women.

Schools and colleges to remain closed in Bhubaneswar on September 17
The Odisha government on Saturday announced that all schools and colleges in Bhubaneswar will remain closed on September 17 in view of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Apart from this, all government offices including revenue and magistrate courts in the state capital will also remain closed for the first part of the day on September 17.