Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an indigenously-built metro coach to be used by the upcoming Mumbai metro network. The coach, the first in the list of 500 to be delivered to the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, has been built by Bharat Earth Movers (BEML) at its Bengaluru facility in flat 75 days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an indigenously-built metro coach to be used by the upcoming Mumbai metro network. (Photo credit: PIB India)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a state-of-the-art metro coach, the first metro coach under Make in India, in Mumbai. Photo credit: PIB India)
The Metro coach, the first in the list of 500 to be delivered to the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, has been built by Bharat Earth Movers (BEML) at its Bengaluru facility in flat 75 days. (Photo credit: PIB India)
During his visit, which comes ahead of the assembly polls, the dates for which is awaited anytime now, PM Modi will also be laying the foundation for three more metro lines entailing a length of over 42 km and to be built at an investment of over Rs 19,000 crore. (Photo credit: PIB India)
Modi will also lay the foundation for the 32-storey Metro Bhavan at the Aarey Colony, one of the two large green belts of the megapolis, against mounting public criticism. The metro headquarters will be the integrated operations and control centre for the proposed 14 metro lines in and around Mumbai. (Photo credit: PIB India)