Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a land worship service on Monday for video conferencing on Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase II and Surat Metro Rail Project. The Prime Minister tweeted, “Today is a historic day for the two major urban centers of Gujarat.
According to the official announcement, Metro projects will provide an environmentally friendly ‘mass rapid transit system’ in these cities. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devrat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri were also present.
Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project – Phase-II: Corridor-1 is 22.8 km long and runs from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir. Corridor-2 is 5.4 km long and runs from GNLU to Gift City. The total cost of the Phase II project is Rs 5,384 crore.
The Surat Metro Rail Project is 40.35 km long and consists of two corridors. Corridor-1 is 21.61 km long and runs from Sartana to Dream City. Corridor-2 is 18.74 km long and runs from Bhezan to Saroli. The total cost of the project is Rs 12,020 crore.
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