Chandigarh, July 14 -- While pitching for clean mobility and sustainable development, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said Haryana is set to script a new chapter in the history of Indian Railways on July 17 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag-off the country's first hydrogen-powered train from Jind.

Operating between Jind and Sonepat, the hydrogen fuelled train will offer an environment-friendly mode of transport that will help reduce pollution while promoting sustainable and clean mobility, Saini said after launching a state-wide cleanliness drive from Panchkula.

The cleanliness drive will continue till the June 17 rally in Jind in which ministers, MPs, MLAs, local public representatives and party office-bearers will...