PM Modi inaugurates section of Kanpur Metro, takes metro train ride with UP CM Yogi

Prime Minister inaugurated the 9-km-long section from IIT Kanpur to Moti Jheel, completed in two years' time. The full length of the project in Kanpur spans 32 km.

PM Modi along with Yogi Adityanath on board the state of the art Kanpur Metro train on 28 December 2021 |PTI|

Kanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project.

The prime minister, who arrived here in the morning, inaugurated the nine-km long section from IIT Kanpur to Moti Jheel completed in a record two years time.

Improving urban mobility has been one of the key focus areas of the prime minister and the metro project is yet another step in this direction, officials said.

Modi also inspected the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and undertook a metro ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar.

The entire length of the project in Kanpur is 32 km and it is being built at a cost of over Rs 11,000 crore, they said.

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