PM Narendra Modi Launches Metro in Kerala’s Kochi today
Author yuvamind
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched first
metro line in Kerala’s Kochi. PM Modi, along with Kerala Governor P Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other dignitaries, travelled by the metro. Union minister M Venkiah Naidu were also present.
E Sreedharan, better known as India ' s "metro man" also accompanied PM Modi during the first ride. PM Modi travelled in the metro coach, which has green coloured seats from Palarivattom to Pathadippalam. Seated to his right was the Kerala Chief Minister and to his left was Governor Sathasivam.
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Kochi metro integrates the city ' s entire public transportation network into a single system," PM Modi, who began his speech in Malayalam, said at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during the formal inauguration. He said the coaches of the metro reflect the ' Make in India ' vision. Chief Minister Vijayan presented a hand-carved wooden model of the Kochi Metro car to the Prime Minister.