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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following railway sections of Gujarat as Green Train Corridors declared by the Ministry of Railways
A
Okha-Kanalus
B
Porbandar-Wansjaliya
C
Both a & b
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Porbandar-Wansjaliya, Okha-Kanalus Sections of Gujarat Become Green Train Corridors-Important.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Trains on the 114-km Rameswaram-Manamadurai railway line will be equipped with bio-toilets.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Udhna Junction railway station is the first not only in India but across the world to gain the coveted place in the India Book of Records as the green railway station, which is working in the direction of climate action.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-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.

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