On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally open the nation’s first RRTS corridor, a 17-km priority section in Ghaziabad that runs between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot.
According to representatives of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), the organization building the corridor, the trains operating on it will be known as Namo Bharat.
“Bharat moving forward in Indian mobility and railroads. The RRTS train will be dubbed as Namo Bharat after Vande Bharat trains and Amrit Bharat railway stations, according to an official familiar with the matter who wished to remain anonymous.
In a separate post on X (formerly Twitter), Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri stated: “Inauguration of the country’s first Regional Rapid Train #NamoBharat between Sahibabad & Duhai Depot by PM Sh @narendramodi Ji on 20 October 2023 will mark the beginning of a new era of state-of-the-art ultra modern urban commute in the country.”
Congressman Jairam Ramesh wrote on X after the announcement, “After Namo stadium now Namo trains. His fixation with himself has no bounds.
Officials from the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation claimed they have started beautifying and maintenance projects inside and around the arena.
“All cleaning tasks and tile installation at the location have been finished. We’ve also installed flooring and painted walls. The venue’s access roads have also been repaired, according to NK Chaudhary, chief engineer of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation.
The event will be secure, according to the Ghaziabad police.
On Friday, 4,000–4,500 personnel will be stationed at and around the venue. According to the deputy commissioner of police (trans-Hindon), Shubham Patel, the location has been set up to accommodate about 40,000 people.
The RRTS Sahibabad station and the nearby venue in Vasundhara have been warned about diversions by the police, and they have asked drivers to stay away on Friday.
According to a statement from the traffic police, starting from 7am, only vehicles coming from Mohan Nagar and the RRTS station on both sides of the Link Road would be allowed.
The education administration announced on Thursday that private schools affiliated with the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will not hold in-person courses on Friday because to the detours.
“This will only apply to schools in the corporate area; it will not apply to schools in rural areas. Rajesh Sriwas, the district inspector of schools, indicated that these private schools might offer kids online classes.
In addition to security measures, officials from the forest department stated that a team of experts will be stationed at the Hindon airbase in light of leopard sightings there.
“A team of specialists from Jaunpur has been summoned, and they will be stationed at the Hindon airfield to respond in the event of a leopard sighting.
A team will also stay on duty at the location to respond quickly if any large cats or reptiles are spotted. Although the location has been tiled, no such sighting is anticipated, according to divisional forest officer Manish Singh.
