Puri to Get ‘Vande Bharat’ Soon

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): The luxurious Vande Bharat Express train will be connected to Shree Jagannath Dham soon, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced yesterday. “Puri is one of the most popular tourist and religious destinations in the world and has rich cultural significance. Development of Puri station is underway and plan is there to bring Vande Bharat Express to Puri,” he told the media during his visit to the holy city.

During his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that 75 Vande Bharat trains will be introduced connecting every corner of the country in 75 weeks of Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. Vaishnaw, along with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, arrived in Odisha yesterday to take part in the ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ and were given a rousing welcome at the airport. This is the first visit of the two ministers to Odisha, after reshuffle of the Union council of ministers on July 7.

Soon after reaching here, both the leaders visited Jagannath Temple. As the temple has not been reopened for devotees from other places excluding Puri, both the leaders paid obeisance at the Singhadwara. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also accompanied them.