Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and took a metro ride.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri were also present on the occasion.
According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), improving urban mobility has been one of the key focus areas of PM Modi.
The completed 9 km long section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project stretches from IIT Kanpur to Moti Jheel.
The entire length of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project is 32 km and is being built at a cost of over Rs 11,000 crore. Kanpur Metro is going to be the fastest built metro project in the country.
PM Modi inaugurates the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and takes a ride in the metro
UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also present along with him pic.twitter.com/Y24I6EQ4kI
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 28, 2021
Prime Minister Modi will also inspect the Metro Rail Project and undertake a metro ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar.
PM @narendramodi buys a ticket and takes a metro ride#विकास_की_मेट्रो pic.twitter.com/uAbivXJpXK
— DD News (@DDNewslive) December 28, 2021
Besides, the Metro Rail Project, Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Bina-Panki Multiproduct Pipeline Project.
As per the PMO, the 356 Km long Bina-Panki Multiproduct Pipeline Project has a capacity of around 3.45 million metric tonnes per annum.