Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and the Surat Metro Rail Project via video conferencing. While performing the ground-breaking ceremony of Ahmedabad and Surat Metro Rail projects, PM Narendra Modi said the rail projects will further strengthen the connectivity in two major business centres of the country. Work is in progress on over 1,000 km long metro rail network in 27 cities in India. The work started on infrastructure projects worth Rs 17,000 crore.
The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II is 28.25 km long with two corridors. While corridor-1 is 22.8 km long and is from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir, corridor-2 is 5.4 km long and is from GNLU to GIFT-City. The total completion cost of the Phase-II project is Rs 5,384 crore, as per reports. The Surat Metro Rail Project is 40.35 km long and comprises two corridors. While corridor-1 is 21.61 km long and is from Sarthana to Dream City. Corridor-2 is 18.74 km long and is from Bhesan to Saroli. The completion cost of the project is expected to be Rs 12,020 crore, add reports.