Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off the first Vande Bharat train in Kerala from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod, commissioned the first water metro service in the country at Kochi and unveiled various development projects with Rs 3,200 crore investment.
Speaking on the occasion in Thiruvananthapuram, the PM said that major infrastructure developments in the transport and connectivity sector in the country would not only reduce the distance between places but also help connect various cultures without any discrimination. He said this development model strengthens the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ spirit.
