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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday performed ground-breaking ceremony or Bhoomi Poojan for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project through video-conferencing.
The online event was also attended by home minister Amit Shah, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and other leaders.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Saturday said the two metro projects will provide an environment-friendly mass rapid transit system to the cities in Gujarat.
The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II is 28.25 km long with two corridors. The 22.8-km-long corridor-I is from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir, while the 5.4-km-long corridor-II is from GNLU to GIFT City. The total completion cost of the Phase-II project is Rs 5,384 crore, a statement issued by the PMO said.
The Surat Metro Rail Project is 40.35 km long and comprises two corridors. The 21.61-km-long corridor-I is from Sarthana to Dream City, while the 18.74-km-long corridor-II is from Bhesan to Saroli. The total completion cost of the project is Rs 12,020 crore, the PMO said.
With PTI Inputs
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