Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is on a three-day United States visit, starting January 13, on the request of the World Bank to deliver an address at the Plenary Session of the financial institution.
On the first day of his tour, which involves a number of conferences and events, Prabhu held a meeting with Fred P Hochberg, Chairman and President, US EXIM Bank and also participated in a seminar organised by the World Bank at its headquarters on 'Railway Reforms in India', release said.
He made a detailed presentation about the various initiatives of Indian Railways. The introductory speech at the seminar was delivered by Jose Luis Irigoyen, Director of Transport and ICT, World Bank.
On the second day of his visit, Prabhu participated in the World Bank conference as a key speaker and its topic was 'Transport and Cities - Key Drivers for Meeting Climate Goals'.
Later, on the same day, Railway Minister participated in a special talk at Carnegie Endowment on 'Modernising India's Transportation Infrastructure for Sustained Growth: Challenges and Prospects'.
