Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Indian Railways to start special train to promote Games

Indian Railways will soon launch a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games 2010 which is going to be held next year in our country.

The Ministry of Railways will join hands with the Ministries of Communication and IT and Youth Affairs and Sports to launch the train, which will travel across the country to promote sportsmanship among the youth and games, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said in New Delhi on Monday.

She said, adding "The train will start in November this year and travel to each and every state during the next 12 months."

The Games will be held in India in October 2010.

The purpose of the game is not only to promote sports and common wealth games but also to spread IT education and awarness across the country,the minister said. She also said that her ministry is also in talks with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kharagpur for its participation in the railway's efforts to spread IT education across the country.

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