NEW DELHI: By 2025, meter Train services will be expanded to more than 25 cities across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, adding that “Make In India” is essential for expansion.
“The country’s first subway was started by Atal Ji’s effort. When our government was formed in 2014, only five cities had subway services and today 18 cities have subway service. By 2025, we will bring this service to more than 25 cities, “he said. PM Modi.
“Make In India is very important for the expansion of metro services. It reduces costs, saves foreign exchange and provides more employment for people,” he added.
The Prime Minister inaugurated India’s first driverless train on the Delhi Metro Magenta Line and today launched the national common mobility card on the Airport Express Line, via video conferencing.
“We note that with the expansion of the metro, modern means of transport must be used in accordance with the needs of the people of the city and the professional lifestyle there,” added the prime minister.
This is why work is being done on different types of subway rails in different cities, he said.
“Delhi-Meerut RRTS will reduce the distance from Delhi and Meerut to less than an hour. MetroLight: in cities where the number of passengers is lower, the MetroLite version is being worked on. It is prepared at 40% of the cost of the normal metro, “said PM Modi.
“Work is also being done on Metro Neo in cities where the number of passengers is lower. It is built at the cost of 25 percent of the normal metro. Similarly, the water metro: this is also an example of innovative thinking,” he added .
Today, four large companies manufacture subway cars in the country and dozens of companies are dedicated to the manufacture of subway components. This is helping Make in India as well as the campaign for a self-sufficient India, said the Prime Minister.
“We are also using a braking system in which 50 percent of the energy returns to the grid when the brakes are applied. Today 130 MW of solar energy is being used in the railway metro, which will be increased to 600 MW “, said. PM Modi.
“Providing the same standards and facilities for modernization is very important. The common mobility card at the national level is an important step in this direction. Wherever you travel, whatever public transport you travel to, this card will give you integrated access “he added. additional.
Today, by consolidating all the systems, the strength of the country increases. As a nation, a mobility card, our government has done many things in recent years to integrate the country’s systems, said the Prime Minister.
“One nation, one fastag has made traveling smoothly on the roads across the country. One nation, one tax, that is, the GST has done away with the fiscal network across the country. power grid, is ensuring adequate and continuous energy availability in every part of the country. It reduces energy loss, “said PM Modi.
One nation, a gas network, is ensuring seamless gas connectivity in the parts where gas-based life and economy used to be a dream before, the Prime Minister said.
One nation, one health insurance scheme, that is, millions of Ayushman India people are taking advantage of this anywhere in the country, he further stated.
“Citizens who move from one place to another because of a nation, a ration card, have been freed from the cycle of making new ration cards. Similarly, the country is moving in the direction of a nation, a farmers market with new agricultural reforms and arrangements like e-NAM, “he said.
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