India, July 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India's first indigenously built hydrogen-powered train from Jind junction, marking a historic milestone in the country's clean mobility journey.

Before waving off the train, the Prime Minister, accompanied by Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, inspected both the trainsets and the newly built integrated hydrogen plant at the Jind station.

Around 200 excited schoolchildren carrying the Tricolour boarded the 10-coach train (Train No. 74010) as it chugged off the platform.

Haryana governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh was also present on the occasion.

Styled in a striking sky-blue and white colour scheme, the broad-gauge train con...