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Centre Minister praises India's infrastructure growth, highlights high-speed rail development

Centre Minister praises India's infrastructure growth, highlights high-speed rail development
Image: TV9 Kannada

Speaking at the new Vande Bharat train inauguration ceremony at SMVT Railway Station in Baiyappanahalli, Bengaluru, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi spoke. He mentioned that the central government has announced a third high-speed rail project connecting Tumakuru, Davanagere, Haveri, Ranebennur, and Belagavi. Joshi also compared the railway budgets of the UPA government in 2008 and 2014-15 with the current budget, stating that the budget has crossed lakhs of crores today.

Originally reported by TV9 Kannada Summarised from the source’s public news feed without altering the facts. Read the original report for the full story.
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