Modi inaugurates ‘Make In India’ metro coach

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the first coach for Mumbai Metro manufactured under the 'Make in India' programme.

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Mumbai, received by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and CM Devendra Fadnavis. PM Modi will lay foundation stone for three metro lines in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/VY4smmelrC

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The three metro projects all elevated lines that Modi will announce are 9.2-km Gaimukh-Shivaji Chowk (Mira Road) metro-10 corridor; 12.8-km Wadala-CST metro-11 corridor and 20.7-km Kalyan-Taloja metro-12 corridor.

During the visit, Modi will also perform bhoomipujan for the controversial Metro Bhavan at the Aarey Colony, a major green lung of the city.