Projects in Kerala and Dadra and Nagar Haveli

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• PM lays the foundation stone and dedicates to the nation’s various development projects in Kerala and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

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• Projects in Kerala:
  • India’s First Water Metro launched at Kochi
  • Foundation stone of various rail projects and Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram
  • First Vande Bharat Express of Kerala
• Projects in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  • Dedicates NAMO Medical Education & Research Institute to the Nation
  • Hands over keys to beneficiaries of PMAY Urban
• Kochi Water Metro
  • Kochi Water Metro — a first of its kind public boat service in India integrated with a metro rail network serving the Greater Kochi region in Kerala (connects 10 islands around Kochi through battery-operated electric hybrid boats)
  • Kochi Water Metro is a project being implemented by Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRL) with the assistance of a German funding agency, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau.
  • It will benefit backwater tourism in the state.
  • Kochi Water Metro will become a model for the other states in the country. 
• Digital Science Park
  • Country’s first Digital Science Park will be established in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Digital Science Park will house common facilities to support the development of products in the area of Industry 4.0 Technologies like AI, Data Analytics, Cyber Security etc.
  •  The state-of-the-art basic infrastructure will support high-end applied research by industries and the co-development of products in association with the Universities.
• Vande Bharat Express  
  • Vande Bharat is India’s first indigenous Semi High-Speed Train.
  • The first ‘Vande Bharat Express’ train was flagged on the New Delhi – Kanpur – Allahabad – Varanasi- route in February 2019.
  • The Vande Bharat Express, earlier known as Train 18, is an electric multiple-unit train designed and manufactured by the government-owned Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. 
  • It can achieve high speeds due to faster acceleration and deceleration and also reduce journey time by 25% to 45%. 

Source: PIB