BJP ready to welcome me because they are very weak: Congress MP Kumari Selja
Hisar: As the polling for 90 assembly constituencies in Haryana began on Saturday, Congress MP Kumari Selja said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ready to welcome her because they are “very weak”.
Speaking to media persons after casting her vote at a polling booth in Hisar, Selja asserted that today’s fight will change the fate of Haryana. “Although this is a one-sided contest, the BJP is ready to welcome me because they are already very weak. They will do anything to have strong leaders with them. We will win all 90 seats,” Selja was quoted as saying by ANI.
When question about the speculations of rift within the Congress in Haryana, the prominent Dalit leader emphasised that decisions are made by the party high command.
Selja had told the news agency on Friday that she was a senior leader with enough weight to be considered a front-runner for the top position. The senior Congress leader added that such political decisions will ultimately be made by the party high command.
Over two crore people are eligible to vote in the Haryana Assembly elections on Saturday. The results will be announced on October 8.
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Indian Railways set to launch first hydrogen-powered train, trial runs expected by December
New Delhi: Indian Railways is set to introduce its first hydrogen train, with trial runs scheduled to begin in December 2024. This initiative, which will involve 35 hydrogen trains and significant investments in ground infrastructure, will place India among a select group of countries, Germany, France, Sweden, and China that operate hydrogen-powered trains.
Germany’s TUV-SUD has been engaged to conduct a third-party safety audit for the country's first hydrogen train, according to officials familiar with the project. Each train under the ‘Hydrogen for Heritage’ initiative is estimated to cost Rs 80 crores, with an additional Rs 70 crores investment for ground infrastructure on various heritage or hilly routes.
In addition to passenger trains, the Indian Railways is also developing five Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Tower Cars for maintenance purposes, each costing around Rs 10 crore.
A pilot project is already underway to retrofit a Hydrogen Fuel Cell on an existing Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) rake. The train, integrated at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, will operate on the Jind-Sonipat section of the Northern Railway. The hydrogen for this train will be sourced from a 1-megawatt (MW) Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) electrolyser in Jind, Haryana.
GreenH Electrolysis, the firm managing the hydrogen supply, stated that the electrolyser will produce approximately 430 kg of hydrogen per day. The refuelling infrastructure at Jind will include a 3,000 kg hydrogen storage facility, a hydrogen compressor, and two dispensers, enabling efficient refuelling of the trains.
