Botad Assembly constituency MLA, Umesh Makwana, flagged off the Vande Bharat Express at Botad railway station and welcomed the train. Bhavnagar MP, Nimuben Bambhaniya, and the Bhavnagar divisional railway manager were also present, along with other representatives and railway employees

The IMD said that light rain was expected in Uttarakhand until March 14, followed by more widespread rainfall and snowfall on March 15 and 16. The weather activity was likely to increase again in parts of the country between March 15 and March 18