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Ministry of Home Affairs

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurates development projects worth ₹1,472 crore and flagged off the country’s first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad

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Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah inaugurated development projects worth ₹1,472 crore and flagged off India's first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Key projects include a WAG-12 locomotive maintenance shed constructed at a cost of ₹700 crore and the introduction of the 'Kavach' train protection system on select railway sections. Highlighting the modernization of Indian Railways, official statistics were cited detailing improvements in railway electrification, reductions in diesel consumption, and increases in domestic manufacturing, locomotive capacity, and safety budgets under the government.

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