During the flagging off ceremony of 8 trains connecting Gujarat's Statue of Unity in Kevadiya with different regions of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that this connectivity will help in changing the lives of the tribal community of Kevadiya. PM Modi further said that the rail...
Indian Railways boosted connectivity in Gujarat's Kevadiya. With the new connectivity, Kevadiya is ready to witness tourism push. Lately, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off eight trains connecting different parts of country to Kevadiya. One of the trains, with a Vistadome coach has been designed to not just provide comfort but rich view of surroundings. Seamless connectivity will allow tourists to visit Statue of Unity.
An Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on routine training sortie carried out a precautionary landing 30 km short of Ahmedabad while returning from Kevadia on March 06. The pilot, Colonel Nambiar displayed immense situational awareness and immediately carried out a precautionary landing on a civil road at Nadiad in Kheda district. Army training Command head Lt. General Raj Shukla and Air Force South-Western Air Command Chief Air Marshal Sk Ghotia were onboard. All the passengers, crew members onboard are safe.
After landing at Ahmedabad airport, Modi left for Kevadia, which is around 200 km from the state capital. At Ahmedabad airport, the prime minister was received.. IndiaTimes
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended Combined Commanders' Conference in Kevadia on March 05. He also visited the Statue of Unity today along with COAS General MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh, CDS General Bipin Rawat and IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria.