PM Modi to flag off a hundredth Kisan Rail from Maharashtra to West Bengal immediately

Narendra Modi will flag off a hundredth Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal, by way of video conferencing immediately at 4:30 pm.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the multi-commodity prepare service will carry greens similar to cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, drumsticks, chillies, onion, in addition to fruits like grapes, oranges, pomegranate, banana, custard apple and so on. Loading and unloading of perishable commodities can be permitted in any respect en route stoppages with no bar on measurement of the consignment. The Government of India has prolonged a subsidy of fifty per cent on transportation of vegatables and fruits.

The first Kisan Rail was launched from Devlali to Danapur on August 7 this yr, which was prolonged as much as Muzaffarpur. Its frequency was additionally elevated from weekly to 3 days per week.

Kisan Rail has been a “game-changer” in guaranteeing “fast transportation of agriculture produce” throughout the nation. It gives a “seamless” provide chain of perishable produce, as per the PMO.

In one other growth, Modi will inaugurate additionally India’s first-ever driverless prepare operations on the Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden) on Monday at 11 am by way of video conferencing. He will launch the absolutely operational National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) companies on the Airport Express Line as effectively in the identical occasion.