Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the construction work of Agra Metro Project via video conferencing. The prime minister said "This metro project, worth over Rs 8000 crores, will strengthen the mission related to the establishment of smart facilities in Agra." "A big problem with infrastructure development in the country was that projects were announced but not much attention was paid on arrangement of funds. Hence, projects kept dragging for years. My govt focused on starting new projects as well as arranging funds for them."he added.