PM Modi performs ground-breaking ceremony for Surat, Ahmedabad Metro  Projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today performed ground-breaking ceremony for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project via video-conferencing. The Metro Projects will provide an environment friendly ‘Mass Rapid Transit System’ to these cities. Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II is 28.25 kilometres long with two corridors. The estimated cost of phase two of Ahmedabad Metro project is 5384 crore rupees.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Modi said, Ahmedabad and Surat are receiving very important gifts today as Metro will further strengthen the connectivity in two major business centres of the country.

The Prime Minister said the country is developing ultra-modern transport systems for cities by integrating bus, metro, and rail transport systems as one entity. They won’t ply as single entities anymore but work as collective system, complementary to each other.