Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Pune metro rail project. The inauguration of the 12-km stretch of the total 32.2-km long project took place at the Garware Metro Station, from where Modi proceeded to take a metro ride to the Anandnagar station.
The total cost of the Pune metro project is over Rs 11,400 crore. The PM had laid the foundation stone for the project on December 24, 2016.
The Prime Minister traveled from Garware College Metro station to Anand Nagar Metro station, during which he interacted with schools students on board the metro train.
Before boarding the train, PM Modi bought a ticket from Garware College to Anand Nagar.
Inaugurating the modern rail system, PM Modi said that the government is focusing on improving mass transportation, including metro rail connectivity
(With inputs from PTI)
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