Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday flagged off the trial run of Kanpur Metro and said that the people of the city will soon get the best transport facility. In his address at the trial run of Metro between IIT-Kanpur and Motijheel here, he said, “Within next four to six weeks, we will be able to complete the process of Metro trial and it will be launched by the Prime Minister for Kanpurites. . Narendra Modi,
Noting that the project is being completed ahead of its scheduled time, he said, “In the next four to six weeks, the people of Kanpur will have the best transport facility in the form of Metro Rail”.
According to District Magistrate Visakh G Iyer, the operation of Kanpur Metro is set to start from December 31. However, the Chief Minister has directed that the commercial operation of Kanpur Metro should be started from 15 to 20 December. The Chief Minister said that the work on Kanpur Metro started on November 15, 2019.
“For the last 19 months, the whole world and the country faced the global pandemic COVID-19. Despite this challenge, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation has achieved this feat. The Central Government has also contributed in this entire program,” They said. said.
Earlier, the Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation, Kumar Keshav apprised the Chief Minister about the Kanpur Metro project. In the first phase, the metro will cover a distance of nine km between IIT Kanpur and Motijheel. The second phase metro will run between Motijheel and Transport Nagar.
Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party accused the BJP of taking credit for the schemes launched under its rule. A party spokesperson said, “The foundation stone of Kanpur Metro was laid on October 4, 2016 in the presence of the then Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu and the then MP Murli Manohar Joshi. The BJP has nothing to credit. It is only because of the work of the previous government. Taking credit.” said.
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