Kanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and took a ride in the metro on Tuesday. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri were also present along with him.

The Prime Minister congratulated the people of Kanpur for the metro connectivity and for the inauguration of the pipeline project. Recalling his long association with the city, he started his speech with many local references and a light-hearted comment on the carefree and fun-loving nature of the people of Kanpur. He also mentioned the city’s role in shaping the stalwarts like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Sundar Singh Bhandari.

He also noted today’s day i.e Tuesday and invoked the blessings of Panki Wale Hanuman ji for another golden chapter being added in the development of Uttar Pradesh.

“The double engine government of Uttar Pradesh today is trying to make up for the loss of time in the past. We are working at double speed”, he said.

This completed 9 Km long section is from IIT Kanpur to Moti Jheel. Prime Minister will inspect the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and undertake a metro ride from IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar. The entire length of the Metro Rail Project in Kanpur is 32 Km, and is being built at a cost of over Rs 11,000 crore.