3068 Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during the bhoomi poojan of Surat Metro and Phase-2 of the Ahmedabad Metro. PTI photo.
Ahmedabad, January 18
Work is in progress on over 1,000 km long metro rail network in 27 cities in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
He was speaking after performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project via video conferencing.
“There was a time when there was no modern thinking and policy on metro in our country. The result was that there was a different (type of) metro in each city,” Modi said.
Read more about Work underway on over 1,000 km metro network in 27 cities: PM Modi on Business Standard. The difference between the approach of his government and the previous governments is the (pace of) expansion of the metro rail network across the country, he said
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PM Modi will perform Bhoomi Poojan of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II, Surat Metro Rail Project on Jan 18.
Ceremony will start at 10:30 AM via video conferencing.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Governor, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and Union Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will be present on occasion.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform Bhoomi Poojan of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project on Monday (January 18, 2021).
The ceremony will start at 10:30 AM via video conferencing, informed the Prime Minister s Office.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Union Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will be present on the occasion.
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PM Modi to perform Bhoomi Poojan of Ahmedabad Metro Rail project Phase-2, Surat Metro Rail Project on Monday
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will perform Bhoomi Poojan of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project on Monday, January 18. He will attend the event via video conferencing where Gujarat Governor, Union Home Minister, Gujarat Chief Minister and Union Housing & Urban Affairs Minister will be present. The Metro Projects will provide an environment friendly âMass Rapid Transit Systemâ to these cities, the Prime Minister s Office said in a statement.Â
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