New Delhi: For the event of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be held today in Vadodara, Gujarat, free registration to attend was launched for the first time through the ‘BookMyShow’ app. All seats were filled within an hour.
This digital initiative, undertaken by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation, has received an overwhelming response from the public, and with all seats booked, more than 42,000 people have been placed on the waiting list, according to an official press release.
Through this, attendees of the event will be issued an ‘e-ticket’ and a QR code. Arrangements have been made for tickets to be checked digitally and for spectators to proceed to their seats without crowding.
Dedicated freight rail line
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Vadodara in Gujarat today, will inaugurate several completed development projects there and lay the foundation stones for new projects. In particular, under the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation three sections—Sanand (North)-Makarpura, New Umbergaon-New Safale, and New Safale-J.N.P.T.—laid over a distance of 326 kilometers at a cost of more than Rs. 20,700 crore.
This will establish a direct rail link with the Mumbai Jawaharlal Nehru Port, speeding up freight transportation for industrial estates. In addition, the Prime Minister will flag off new freight train services from New Sanand, New Makarpura, New Umbergaon, and Mumbai New J.N.P.T., as well as a new passenger train service between Vadodara and Thanda Road.
Projects worth Rs. 14,000 crore
In addition, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for 3 new railway projects worth Rs. 9,700 crore, covering 329 km (Vadodara-Ratlam 3rd and 4th railway lines, Miyagam Karjan-Sorandha-Malsar gauge conversion, and Vishwamitri-Dabhoi railway doubling), 3 national highway projects worth Rs. 1,780 crore, and Gujarat state government projects worth Rs. 2,600 crore.
