LUCKNOW Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appreciated the Indian Railways for achieving 100% electrification of all broad-gauge (BG) routes in Uttar Pradesh. The last BG route to be electrified in the state was the Subhagpur-Pachperwa track on the North Eastern Railways.
In a tweet, the Indian Railways shared the development saying, “To further Indian Railways’ progress towards Mission100PercentElectrification, broad gauge rail network in Uttar Pradesh has now been 100% electrified.” Reacting to this tweet on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote “Very good!”.