PM Modi lays foundation stone for Patna's first metro rail corridor
Patna metro project is slated to be completed in five years.
In Short
- The metro corridor will connect densely populated areas of Patna
- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was present at the inauguration ceremony
- PM Modi inaugurated several other projects as well
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Patna Metro Rail Project in Bihar's Barauni. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is present as well.
The project will get completed in the next five years and is estimated to cost Rs 13,365.77
The section between Patna Railway Station and ISBT will connect Gandhi Maidan, PMCH, Patna University, Rajendra Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi bridge and Transport Nagar.
The section between Patna Railway Station and ISBT will connect Gandhi Maidan, PMCH, Patna University, Rajendra Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi bridge and Transport Nagar.
In addition to the metro rail project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated several other projects.
The PM inaugurated the Patna City Gas Distribution project. He laid the foundation stone of the Barauni Refinery Expansion Project and the ATF Hydrotreating Unit (INDJET) at Barauni Refinery.
The first phase of River Front Development at Patna was inaugurated and the foundation stone for the Karmalichak Sewerage Network, spanning 96.54 km was also laid by Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also inaugurated the electrification project of railway lines on many sectors and flagged off the Ranchi-Patna AC Weekly Express.
He also laid the foundation stone of medical colleges at Chhapra and Purnia.