<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the extension of Kolkata Metro's North-South Line from Noapara to Dakshineswar on Monday, an official said.</p>.<p>PM Modi will flag off a train from Noapara to Dakshineswar from a programme in the Hooghly district, Kolkata Metro spokesperson Indrani Banerjee said.</p>.<p>The inauguration, scheduled on Monday afternoon, will help connect thousands of people in the 4.1 km stretch between Noapara and Dakshineswar, she said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/bjp-challenges-mamata-to-announce-she-will-contest-only-from-nandigram-tmc-hits-back-953501.html" target="_blank">Read | BJP challenges Mamata to announce she will contest only from Nandigram, TMC hits back</a></strong></p>.<p>Apart from regular passengers, devotees intending to visit Dakshineswar Kali temple will also be facilitated with a fast and pollution-free travel mode following the extension of the Metro Railway in its north-south axis.</p>.<p>Passengers from Kavi Subhash station in the southern end will be able to travel to Dakshineswar in just over an hour, traversing 31.3 km, a Metro official said.</p>.<p>The prime minister is also scheduled to hold a public meeting at Dunlop Maidan in Hooghly.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the extension of Kolkata Metro's North-South Line from Noapara to Dakshineswar on Monday, an official said.</p>.<p>PM Modi will flag off a train from Noapara to Dakshineswar from a programme in the Hooghly district, Kolkata Metro spokesperson Indrani Banerjee said.</p>.<p>The inauguration, scheduled on Monday afternoon, will help connect thousands of people in the 4.1 km stretch between Noapara and Dakshineswar, she said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/bjp-challenges-mamata-to-announce-she-will-contest-only-from-nandigram-tmc-hits-back-953501.html" target="_blank">Read | BJP challenges Mamata to announce she will contest only from Nandigram, TMC hits back</a></strong></p>.<p>Apart from regular passengers, devotees intending to visit Dakshineswar Kali temple will also be facilitated with a fast and pollution-free travel mode following the extension of the Metro Railway in its north-south axis.</p>.<p>Passengers from Kavi Subhash station in the southern end will be able to travel to Dakshineswar in just over an hour, traversing 31.3 km, a Metro official said.</p>.<p>The prime minister is also scheduled to hold a public meeting at Dunlop Maidan in Hooghly.</p>