PM Modi to flag off India's first Water Metro in Kochi today
Published on Apr 25, 2023 09:24 AM IST
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation India's first Water Metro during his visit to Kerala on April 25.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Kerala where he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate various projects worth more than ₹3,200 crore. He will also flag off India's first Water Metro that connects 10 islands around Kochi through battery-operated electric hybrid boats for seamless connectivity with the city on Tuesday. (Twitter/@CMOKerala)
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"Kochi's water metro project is a unique project which will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister. This is a game-changing transport system because Kochi is surrounded by many islands and out of them 10 islands are very important and thickly populated," Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Limited told news agency ANI ahead of PM Modi's visit to Loknath Behera. (PTI)
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"Those who depend on main lands will be getting a sustainable, regular, and luxurious transport system at a very affordable price," he added. (PTI)
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Water Metro is a unique urban mass transit system with the same experience and ease of travel as that of the conventional metro system. It is very useful in cities like Kochi. (PTI)
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"Metro Lite is a low-cost Mass Rapid Transit System with the same experience and ease of travel in terms of comfort, convenience, safety, punctuality, reliability, and environment friendliness as that of the conventional metro system," officials said. (PTI)
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PM Modi will also flag off Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station on Tuesday. (Twitter/@narendramodi)
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