Vande Bharat will boost growth in North Andhra region: traders
The Hindu
Vande Bharat Express boosts business activity in Andhra Pradesh, cutting travel time and benefiting traders in the region.
Public representatives and members of various organisations expressed hope that the Vande Bharat Express introduced between Durg and Visakhapatnam would boost business activity both in Vizianagaram and Parvatipuram-Manyam districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Hundreds of traders from these two districts travel frequently to Durg and Raipur in Chhattisgarh, and to Titlagarh and Rayagada in Odisha on business. They buy various goods and make arrangements for their transport through lorries and goods trains.
However, the number of trains on this route used to be limited, and travel time used to be quite high. The Vande Bharat Express will now slash the journey time from the existing nine hours from Vizianagaram to Durg to just five hours, which will greatly benefit traders, they said.
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Vizianagaram MP Kalisetti Appalanaidu, Parvatipuram MLA Bonela Vijayachandra and Etcherla legislator N. Eswara Rao who travelled aboard the train on its maiden run thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for introducing the new train. Collector B.R. Ambedkar and railway officials welcomed the public representatives at the Vizianagaram Railway Station.
Mr. Vijaya Chandra said that the train would be beneficial for people in the region. Locals felicitated him at Parvatipuram for making efforts to get a halt sanctioned at Parvatipuram. Earlier, Vizianagaram MLA Aditi Gajapathi Raju thanked the Railway Department for modernising trains as well as stations at par with international standards.
Vizianagaram Balaji Textile Market president Buddepu Venkata Rao and secretary Nirmal Kumar Pokarna said that the Vande Bharat Express would be a boon for traders in Vizianagaram, which is an important business hub in North Andhra region. They urged the railway authorities to commence repairs of the Cantonment Railway Bridge and develop Vizianagaram railway station on Cantonment side so that the passengers can have another entrance to the station.
AIADMK faces perception challenges and electoral setbacks in Tamil Nadu, struggling to maintain its traditional stronghold and voter base.
K. Ashok appointed Executive Director of BHEL Tiruchi, succeeding S. Prabhakar after 36 years of experience in the company.
Garbage collection resumes in Bengaluru amid contractor disputes over payment delays and new waste segregation rules by BSWML.
Delhi High Court rules universities cannot restrict peaceful expression of dissent, emphasizing the importance of independent thought and discourse.
Mettur Dam's water level is at 82.83 feet, with an inflow of 384 cusecs and discharge of 800 cusecs.
Lebanon expels Iran's ambassador, declaring him persona non grata, while maintaining a Charge d'Affaires at the embassy.
Sunny Joseph accuses Pinarayi Vijayan of targeting Rahul Gandhi as part of a political deal with the BJP.
AIADMK faces perception challenges and electoral setbacks in Tamil Nadu, struggling to maintain its traditional stronghold and voter base.
Sunny Joseph accuses Pinarayi Vijayan of targeting Rahul Gandhi as part of a political deal with the BJP.
Mahesh Dattani and Jonathan Taikina Taylor collaborate play, ‘The Monk & The Warrior’, to be staged at Mumbai’s Experimental Theatre from April 2 to 5
NHAI's rooftop solar plants on three toll plazas generate 521 daily units, saving 1.87 lakh conventional power units annually.
Congress criticises PM Modi's Rajya Sabha statement on West Asia, calling it a "self-praise" prepared text without Opposition clarification
Kerala has 2.71 crore voters for the April 9 Assembly polls, with 2,040 polling stations marked as critical.