India, July 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab on Friday during which he will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various development projects worth more than Rs 26,000 crore and flag off India's first hydrogen train. He will also address gatherings in Chandigarh and Haryana's Jind. During the trip, the prime minister will first visit Jind where he will flag off the hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat, marking an important step towards the adoption of clean and sustainable mobility in the railway sector, an official statement said. Also Read - ED raids in 4 states in terror funding, illegal infiltration case Designed, engineered and integrated in India, the train has been developed using indigenous technology, reflecting the country's growing capabilities in advanced railway engineering, the statement said. With its introduction, India joins the select group of countries that have operational hydrogen-powered trains. The train is powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology, which converts hydrogen into electricity to propel the train. The process produces only water vapour as a by-product, resulting in zero carbon emissions during operation. After launching the hydrogen train, Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various development projects worth around Rs 14,700 crore. The projects which will be dedicated to the nation include the 157.92-km four-lane, fully access-controlled Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway (Packages 1 to 5) and the 33.81-km four-lane, partially access-controlled Ambala-Kala Amb Highway on NH-7 and NH-344, among others. In his next stop in Chandigarh, the PM will inaugurate various development projects worth over Rs 6,600 crore. mpost
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