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The second of September in the year 2022 will mark a historic day in the annuals as on this day when made-in-India aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is formally inaugurated by the prime minister along side with inauguration of country’s newest metro line.

On Wednesday, September 2nd, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is cutting the ribbon for metro line in Kochi, Kerela.

The new metro at Kochi is all set to become 20th city in India to have its city based metro railway.

In 2014, this number stood at five/

“In 2014, the total Metro network in the country was 248 km. Today, the total Metro network in the country is 775 km. Another 1,000 km of metro network is under construction. This is a part of the Metro revolution happening in the country under the Modi government,” stated an official for Kochi’s metro.

Modi will inaugurate the phase one extension of the Kochi Metro rail project from Petta to SN junction. The total cost of the project is over Rs 700 crore.

The Kochi Metro Rail project will be one of the most sustainable metro projects in the country with nearly 55 per cent of its energy needs being met by solar power, officials said.

He will also lay the foundation stone for the phase-two stretch of the Kochi Metro rail project from JLN stadium to Infopark, having a length of 11.2 km and covering 11 stations.

The total estimated cost of this project is around Rs 1,950 crore, they said.