President Mukherjee inaugurates Bengaluru ‘Namma’ Metro Phase I
Phase I of Bengaluru metro—Namma Metro—was built with funds coming from state and union government, JICA and AFD France. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday flagged off the final 11.3km stretch of metro rail services between Sampige Road and Yelachenahalli—completing Phase I of the Bengaluru Metro rail network of 42.3km, making it one of the few cities in the country to have a full-fledged metro network.
The emphasis on metro networks in major cities across the country is part of efforts to adopt faster and environmentally-friendly public mobility solutions to help decongest rapidly growing cities.
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