PM Modi to lay foundation for redevelopment of 46 stations under SE Railway on Feb 26
PINAKI MAJUMDAR Jamshedpur, February 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 554 stations and…
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PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, February 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 554 stations and more than 1500 road over bridge/underpasses on February 26 (Monday ) through a video conferencing facility.
This will include the foundation stone laying of 46 stations of the South Eastern Railway under the Amrit Station Scheme.
The 46 stations fall under four railway divisions- Ranchi, Chakradharpur, Adra and Kharagpur – under the South Eastern Railway zone.
SER organises competitions for school students
Meanwhile, in connection with the stations’ redevelopment programme, competitions were organised by all four divisions of South Eastern Railway among the students of different schools.
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Around 16,000 students took part in essay and poem writing, drawing and elocution competitions on the topic “2047 ke Viksit Bharat ka Viksit Rail”.
In the Adra division, 2,826 school students took part in the competitions at 28 locations. There were 144 winners of the competitions.
In the Ranchi division, 6,800 school students took part in the competitions at 30 locations. There were 250 winners of the competitions.
In the Chakradharpur division, 3,282 school students took part in the competitions at 41 locations. There were 39 winners of the competitions.
In the Kharagpur division, 2,795 school students took part in the competitions at 30 locations. There were 234 winners of the competitions.
More than 1,000 winners will be awarded by dignitaries at different locations on February 26, said a spokesperson of South Eastern Railway.
