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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Tamil Nadu. Indian Railways launched the country’s first green rail corridor between Rameswaram-Manamadurai on 24 July 2016 in Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-2: -3. The first green corridor in India was created by the Chennai Traffic Police in September 2008 when they accomplished their task of enabling an ambulance to reach its destination within 11 minutes during peak hour traffic. That organ saved a nine-year-old girl whose life depended on the transplant.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s first railway opened in 1853, a 32 km line between Bombay and Thane.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The Guwahati Railway Station has become the first ever railway station in the Indian Railways to get an ISO certification from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for providing passenger amenities in a clean and green environment.

Detailed explanation-5: -The India’s first Green Rail Corridor was inaugurated on the 114-km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai stretch in Tamil Nadu. It was inaugurated by Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu through video-conferencing from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.