PRIME Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat train at Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat station in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, on February 22. He also undertook a Metro ride till Meerut South station and interacted with students and passengers.
The PM dedicated to the nation the entire 82 Km Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor and inaugurated the remaining sections of India’s first Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).
Namo Bharat is India’s first RRTS connecting major urban centres such as Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Modinagar and Meerut with Delhi at a faster pace. The PM also flagged off Meerut Metro services between Meerut South and Modipuram, operating on the same infrastructure as Namo Bharat, in a first-ofits-kind initiative in the country. Later, he inaugurated and dedicated to the nation various development projects worth around Rs 12,930 crore in Meerut.
Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said the projects will give thrust to Viksit Uttar Pradesh, and Viksit Bharat. He stressed that the programme highlighted the work culture of BJP’s double engine growth, adding that his Government remained committed to completing all projects in a time-bound manner. Speaking on the occasion, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the projects would greatly benefit the people of the state.
