Lucknow: emphasizes that traffic in Indian urban needs to be handled properly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the role of the Metro train service.
Speaking in New Urban India – Transforming Urban Landscape Expo, Modi said, “Metro is a good example of a holistic approach with which work is done on traffic problems and pollution challenges.” “Today, Metro services are growing rapidly throughout the country.
In 2014, the Metro Line was less than 250 km of operations to the public, while today, more than 750 Km metro operational pathways throughout India.
In addition, Metro is being built on more than 1,050 km, including in six cities of Uttar Pradesh, “he said.
Chairman of the Yogi Adityanath Minister, who also discussed the event, said, “Metro is a good example of a public transport system.
It works in four cities in Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida.
Construction work is happening with the speed Very fast at Kanpur and Agra “.
In the end, the Housing Union Minister and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said, “In Uttar Pradesh, 82km metro operational and construction networks are carried out at 131km.” Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation does construction work in Kanpur and Agra.
Construction in Kanpur has begun in 2019 and the first phase, with nine stations, it will likely operate at the beginning of 2022.
Project costs are estimated at RS 11,077 Crore for 30 stations.