Summary
New train tracks will help move goods faster to the big Jawaharlal Nehru Port. 🚢
A new road will have bridges over the Tapi and Narmada rivers. 🌉
New homes and water pipes will be built for villages far away. 🏠
Key Points
5 points1
Projects cost more than 35,000 crore Indian rupees.
2
Three sections of a special freight railway line were begun.
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A new passenger train runs between Tanda Road and Vadodara.
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A new rail line will link remote tribal areas to the national network.
5
Highway work includes widening and building big bridges.
New Words to Learn
10 wordscrore
Ten million (used for large numbers of money).
freight
Moving goods or cargo in trucks, trains, or ships.
corridor
A long, straight path for trains or roads.
logistics
Planning how to move things from one place to another.
decongest
Make less crowded or busy.
tribal
Relating to groups of people who live together and share traditions.
gauge conversion
Changing the width of train tracks to a new size.
doubling
Adding another set of tracks so trains can go both ways at the same time.
floating solar
Solar panels placed on water instead of land.
megawatt
A unit that measures a lot of electricity.
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