Union Minister of State Tokhan Sahu, during the inauguration of the Durg-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to the welfare of the underprivileged. This new Vande Bharat Express, the second in Chhattisgarh, will cover the 565 km between Durg and Visakhapatnam in 8 hours,...
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saving passengers 3 hours compared to other express trains. It will have stops at Durg, Raipur, and Mahasamund in Chhattisgarh and will pass through Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh. Sahu also mentioned the ongoing redevelopment of 32 stations in Chhattisgarh, including Bilaspur, Raipur, and Durg, under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Chhattisgarh has received a record budget allocation of ₹6922 crore for railway development projects in the current fiscal year. The event was attended by Governor Romen Dhaka, Raipur MP Brijmohan Agrawal, Vijay Baghel, MLAs Rajesh Moond, Motilal Sahu, Purandar Mishra, Khushwant Sahib, and others.