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Brahmaputra Mail is a daily passenger train which connects Dibrugarh in Assam to national capital Delhi

Indian Railways has taken a big stride towards the goal of 100% electrification of its network. In this context the railways has recently operated the 05956/55 Delhi-Dibrugarh Brahmaputra Mail which also becomes the first North Frontier Railway owned train to run on electric traction from Delhi upto New Jalpaiguri Jn,instead of Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, thus saving Rs20.4 crore annually.
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This was informed by the Railway Ministry in its official Twitter handle in a tweet. New Jalpaiguri is an important railway station which falls in the state of West Bengal which was recently elctrified by Indian Railways under its to achieve 100% electrification programme.

The Brahmaputra Mail which originates from Dibrugarh in India's north-eastern state of Assam used to get changed to electric traction from diesel traction at Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn which is situated at Uttar Pradesh .

But now with the electrification done till New Jalpiaguri electric locomotives can go up there instead of being changed at Din Da. yal Upadhyaya Jn to diesel locomotive. The distance between New Jalpiaguri and Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn is about 700km. Indian Railways expects to save around ₹20.4 crore annually on fuel consumption since the train will get to run a major portion of its journey with an electric locomotive instead of diesel locomotive.

Brahmaputra Mail is a daily passenger train which connects Dibrugarh in Assam to national capital Delhi. The train travels through the state of Assam,Nagaland,West Bengal, Bihar Uttar Pradesh before ending its journey at Delhi.

Here is the tweet by Ministry of Indian Railways.

Another stride towards 100% electrification of Railways:05956/55 Delhi-Dibrugarh Brahmaputra Mail becomes the first North Frontier Railway owned train to run on electric traction from Delhi upto New Jalpaiguri Jn,instead of Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, thus saving Rs20.4Cr annually. pic.twitter.com/hwEa8PrJUy

Another stride towards 100% electrification of Railways:

05956/55 Delhi-Dibrugarh Brahmaputra Mail becomes the first North Frontier Railway owned train to run on electric traction from Delhi upto New Jalpaiguri Jn,instead of Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, thus saving Rs20.4Cr annually.

The solar power plant project in Madhya Pradesh, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, comprises three solar generating units of 250 MW each located on a 500-hectare plot of land inside a solar park with a total area of 1500 hectare.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate Asia’s largest solar power plant in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, which the government has said will reduce emission equivalent to approximately 15 lakh tonne of carbon dioxide every year.
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The Prime Minister will dedicate the 750MW ultra mega solar power plant, which is spread over 1,590 acres of land, to the nation through video conferencing.

“Rewa Solar Project is an example of the excellent results that can be achieved if there is a synergy between central and state governments,” the Centre said in a release.

Here’s all about the project:

* The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project is one of the largest single-site solar power plants in India and the world.

* The project comprises three solar generating units of 250 MW each located on a 500-hectare plot of land inside a solar park with a total area of 1500 hectare.

* The solar park was developed by the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL), a joint venture company of Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVN) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a central public sector undertaking.

* A central financial assistance of Rs 138 crore has been provided to RUMSL for the development of the park.

* Mahindra Renewables Private Ltd, ACME Jaipur Solar Power Private Ltd and Arinsun Clean Energy Private Ltd were selected by RUMSL through a reverse auction for developing the three solar generating units.

* The project is the first renewable energy project to supply to an institutional customer outside the state, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. It will get 24% of energy from the project with the remaining 76% being supplied to the state discoms of Madhya Pradesh.

* It also exemplifies India’s commitment to attaining the target of 175GW of installed renewable energy capacity by the year 2022, including 100GW of solar installed capacity, the government has said.