A | New Delhi, Oct 12 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Una and Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday and launch various developmental initiatives in the state.
In Una, Prime Minister will flag off Vande Bharat Express from Una Himachal railway station.
Running from Amb Andaura to New Delhi, it will be the fourth Vande Bharat train to be introduced in the country and is an advanced version compared to the earlier ones, being much lighter and capable of reaching higher speed in shorter duration, the PMO said.
The train accelerates to 100 Km/h in just 52 seconds.
The introduction of the train will help boost tourism in the region and provide a comfortable and faster mode of travel.
Thereafter, in a public function, the Prime Minister will dedicate IIIT Una to the nation and lay the foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park in Una.
The foundation stone of the IIT was laid by the Prime Minister in 2017. Currently more than 530 students are pursuing study in this Institute.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park at Haroli in Una district, which will be built at a cost of over Rs 1900 crore.
The Park will help reduce dependence on API imports, the PMO said.
It is expected to attract investment of around Rs 10,000 crores and provide employment to more than 20,000 people. It will also give a fillip to economic activities in the region.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of two hydropower projects - the 48 MW Chanju-III Hydro-electric Project and the 30 MW Deothal Chanju Hydro-electric Project.
Both these projects will generate over 270 million units of electricity annually and Himachal Pradesh is expected to get annual revenue of around Rs. 110 crore from these projects, the PMO said.
The Prime Minister will also launch Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadka Yojana (PMGSY)-III in Himachal Pradesh for upgradation of around 3125 kms of roads in the State.
More than Rs 420 crore has been sanctioned by the Central Government under this phase for the upgradation of 440 kms of roads in 15 border and far flung Blocks of the State.
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B | SEOUL, South Korea -- Four suspected North Korean defectors were found in a small wooden boat near the two Koreas’ sea border Tuesday, South Korean officials said.Defections by North Koreans have been a sore point in relations between the two Koreas. South Korea accepts those who choose to resettle in the South, but North Korea often says its people are held against their will in the South and demand they be returned.A coast guard ship found the boat south of the sea border upon a report by a fishing boat and the four people on board identified themselves as North Koreans, coast guard officials said. South Korea’s military said it secured the custody of the North Koreans in coordination with the coast guard, after chasing their boat along the two Koreas’ eastern sea border. The statement said the North Koreans were suspected of defecting to South Korea but gave no further details.South Korea’s Unification Ministry confirmed an investigation of the North Koreans was underway but refused to provide details.More than 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea to avoid poverty and political oppression since the late 1990s. A vast majority of them have come via China and then Southeast Asian countries, and defecting by sea is uncommon.。
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