PM launches projects worth over ₹24,000 crore in Dahod; flags off first locomotive from Dahod factory
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 May 2025 laid foundation stones, inaugurated and dedicated projects worth over ₹24,000 crore in Dahod, Gujarat, inaugurated the Indian Railways locomotive manufacturing plant there and flagged off its first electric locomotive.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones, inaugurated and dedicated to the nation development projects worth over ₹24,000 crore in Dahod, Gujarat on 26 May 2025, including rail projects and Gujarat Government projects. He inaugurated the Indian Railways Locomotive Manufacturing plant in Dahod, which will produce 9,000 HP electric locomotives for domestic use and export, and flagged off the first electric locomotive made there. He also flagged off a Vande Bharat Express between Veraval and Ahmedabad and an Express train between Valsad and Dahod, and announced that Gujarat had achieved 100% electrification of its railway network. The PM noted that 26 May was the day he first took oath as Prime Minister in 2014.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 26 May 2025, Dahod, Gujarat
- Projects
- Over ₹24,000 crore (rail and Gujarat Government)
- Loco plant
- Indian Railways locomotive manufacturing plant, Dahod — 9,000 HP electric locos, domestic and export
- Flagged off
- First Dahod electric loco; Vande Bharat Veraval–Ahmedabad; Express Valsad–Dahod
- Milestone
- Gujarat: 100% railway electrification
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Indian Railways locomotive manufacturing plant inaugurated at Dahod in May 2025 will produce electric locomotives of what power?
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Correct answer: C — 9,000 HP
The Dahod plant will produce 9,000 HP electric locomotives for domestic purposes and for export.
Consider the following statements about the PM's programme in Dahod on 26 May 2025: 1. The PM announced that Gujarat had achieved 100% electrification of its railway network. 2. The PM flagged off a Vande Bharat Express between Dahod and Mumbai. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the Vande Bharat Express flagged off runs between Veraval and Ahmedabad; an Express train was flagged off between Valsad and Dahod.
Speaking at Dahod on 26 May 2025, the Prime Minister noted that the date marked the anniversary of what?
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Correct answer: D — His first oath as Prime Minister in 2014
The PM remarked that 26 May marks the day he first took oath as Prime Minister in 2014.