<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the much-awaited Pune Metro Rail Project on Sunday.</p>.<p>The Pune Metro project is an endeavour to provide world-class infrastructure for urban mobility in Pune. The foundation stone of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister on 24 Dec 2016. </p>.<p>Modi inaugurated the 12 km stretch of the total 32.2 km Pune metro rail project. The entire project is being built at a total cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore. </p>.<p>He also inaugurated and inspect an exhibition at Garware Metro Station and undertook a metro ride from there to Anandnagar Metro Station.</p>.<p>During the ride of about 10 mins, he also spoke to students.</p>.<p>The metro stretches that were opened were Vanaz - Garware College (5 km elevated stretch with 5 stations) and PCMC - Phugewadi stretch (7 km elevated stretch with 5 stations).</p>.<p>Significantly, Prime Minister bought the first ticket of the Pune Metro before commencing his ride from Garware station to Anand Nagar. </p>.<p>Pune Metro Rail Project was sanctioned by the Government of India in 2016 and the Foundation Stone was laid by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 26th December 2016.</p>.<p>The Metro will greatly improve urban mobility in the Pune Metropolitan area, which is among the fastest-growing urban areas in the country.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the much-awaited Pune Metro Rail Project on Sunday.</p>.<p>The Pune Metro project is an endeavour to provide world-class infrastructure for urban mobility in Pune. The foundation stone of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister on 24 Dec 2016. </p>.<p>Modi inaugurated the 12 km stretch of the total 32.2 km Pune metro rail project. The entire project is being built at a total cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore. </p>.<p>He also inaugurated and inspect an exhibition at Garware Metro Station and undertook a metro ride from there to Anandnagar Metro Station.</p>.<p>During the ride of about 10 mins, he also spoke to students.</p>.<p>The metro stretches that were opened were Vanaz - Garware College (5 km elevated stretch with 5 stations) and PCMC - Phugewadi stretch (7 km elevated stretch with 5 stations).</p>.<p>Significantly, Prime Minister bought the first ticket of the Pune Metro before commencing his ride from Garware station to Anand Nagar. </p>.<p>Pune Metro Rail Project was sanctioned by the Government of India in 2016 and the Foundation Stone was laid by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 26th December 2016.</p>.<p>The Metro will greatly improve urban mobility in the Pune Metropolitan area, which is among the fastest-growing urban areas in the country.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
