In Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow today the Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday jointly flagged off 8.5 km stretch of the first phase of the metro train.
From Wednesday the metro services will be opened for public use on the 8.5-km-long 'priority corridor' from Transport Nagar to Charbaghrom 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
The UP CM while Addressing the gathering at the inaugural ceremony of the Lucknow Metro said "The wait for travelling in the Lucknow Metro is over. The services will be opened for the public use from tomorrow. The metro service will help reduce air pollution in the state capital, in the long run, will contribute to savings in terms of money and time for the passengers."
"The UP Government is working on the lines of Prime Minister Modi to fulfil his every dream for the betterment and development of the country. I am thankful to the whole team who made the Lucknow Metro project a reality. I am grateful to Governor Ram Naik, who inspires me to work tirelessly," he said.
"We are planning to bring the metro in Kanpur, Agra, Varanasi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi and Meerut also," the UP Chief Minister mentioned. Adityanath said "We have spent overall Rs. 6,00,080 crore in the construction of the Lucknow Metro. The amount of Rs. 13,000 crore was given by the Indian Government, Rs. 278 crore was spent by the UP Government and Rs. 3,502 was spent by the European Investment bank,"
"Today is a historic day not only for Lucknow but for the entire Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow 'Metro Ka Shehar' will bring new opportunities for the city," Rajnath Singh said.
"Whenever we think of infrastructure we look towards future. Infrastructure should cater to the need of the next 10-15 years," he added.
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