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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 35,000 crore at Vadodara, Gujarat, on 8 September 2026.
Three sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor totalling 326 route km, built at over Rs 20,700 crore, were dedicated to the nation, completing the corridor's operationalisation.
The sections are Sanand (North)-Makarpura, New Umbergaon-New Saphale and New Saphale-Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), giving direct freight access to Mumbai's port.
Foundation stones were laid for three railway projects covering over 329 km at more than Rs 9,700 crore, including the third and fourth lines between Vadodara and Ratlam.
Three national highway projects worth about Rs 1,780 crore were also launched; the roughly 2,800-km dedicated freight corridor network was framed as part of PM Gati Shakti.
Special purpose vehicle that plans, builds, maintains and operates India's dedicated freight corridors; incorporated in October 2006
Executes national highway projects through its implementing agencies
Bring rail, road, port, waterway and logistics planning onto a single integrated platform so infrastructure is planned together rather than ministry by ministry
Key: The dedicated freight corridor network is presented as a Gati Shakti asset, linking industrial clusters to ports
The Western DFC runs from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority on the Maharashtra coast, through Gujarat and Rajasthan, to Dadri in the National Capital Region. The sections dedicated here lie on its Gujarat-Maharashtra stretch, and the Jobat-Tanda Road line reaches into Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh.
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General Awareness > Indian Railways and Infrastructure Projects
General Awareness > Current Affairs and Infrastructure
According to the Indian Railways (2019-2020), which state has the largest railway track in India?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
With reference to bio-toilets used by the Indian Railways, consider the following statements: 1. The decomposition of human waste in the bio-toilets is initiated by a fungal inoculum. 2. Ammonia and water vapour are the only end products in this decomposition which are released into the atmosphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
A railway line reserved for goods trains, built for higher axle loads and speeds than mixed-traffic lines
The weight carried by a single axle of a wagon; higher permissible axle load means more cargo per train
The national master plan integrating infrastructure planning across rail, road, ports and logistics