Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that despite the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the work on the Metro project, which began on November 15, 2019, was completed in a record two years' time.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday flagged off the trial run of Kanpur Metro and said that the commercial service of the Metro would start for the public in the next four to six weeks.
The chief minister said that despite the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the work on the Metro project, which began on November 15, 2019, was completed in a record two years’ time.
In the next four to six weeks, people of Kanpur will have access to an excellent public transport system.
The Metro service will not only provide the best transport facility to the people of Kanpur, it will also ease their daily lives and help in eliminating vehicular congestion, thereby controlling the pollution in the city,” Adityanath said.