Bhubaneswar: In order to facilitate transportation of the participants in ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ campaign to the national capital, the Indian Railways will run Amrit Kalash Special train from Bhubaneswar railway station on Saturday.
Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan will flag off the train at Bhubaneswar railway station. The train will facilitate travelling for the volunteers and the participants of Nehru Yuva Kendra carrying the Amrit Kalash Containers to New Delhi.
The Amrit Kalas Yatra Special train will leave Bhubaneswar at 10 am on Saturday and reach Ananda Vihar Terminal, New Delhi at 2.30 pm on Sunday.
The Centre is organising ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’ as a tribute to the national heroes who devoted their lives to the nation. The ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ (MMMD) campaign aims at paying tributes to the Army bravehearts who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
As part of this initiative, sacred soil and rice were collected from households the nation and carefully placed in the Amrit Kalash Containers. These materials will play a vital role in creation of the ‘Amrit Vatika’ and the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ memories at Kartavyapath near India Gate in New Delhi.
