Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to flag off three trains from Guwahati on January 3

New Delhi: Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics Ashwini Vaishnaw will be on a day-long visit to Assam on Friday and will flag off three trains from Guwahati Railway Station and inaugurate FM transmitter at Akashvani Kokrajhar.

The Minister will flag off three trains from Guwahati Railway Station - Guwahati-New Lakhimpur Janshatabdi Express, New Bongaigaon–Guwahati Passenger Train and Tinsukia–Naharlagun Express, a statement said.

The Minister will also dedicate the Tetelia ROB (Road Over Bridge) at Dispur, Guwahati.

The Union Minister will virtually inaugurate the 10 KW FM Transmitter at Akashvani Kokrajhar.

Akashvani Kokrajhar, which has been operating with a 20 Kilowatt Medium Wave transmitter since its inception on 15th August 1999, will now expand its FM coverage. The new FM transmitter will cover a radius of 70 kilometers with better reception quality in Kokrajhar and surrounding districts. With the launch of this transmitter, over 30 lakh residents of Kokrajhar and nearby districts (Dhubri, Bongaigaon and Chirang) will gain access to high-quality FM broadcasts.

The Minister will virtually inaugurate the NIELIT (National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology) Deemed to be University from the Railway Station.

Later in the day, the Minister is scheduled to visit the Tata Semiconductor factory at Jagiroad.

The Union Minister will also undertake a review of ongoing projects of the Northeast Frontier Railway during the visit, said the statement.