PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Mumbai Metro lines on January 19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two metro lines, Metro 2A and Metro 7, during his visit to Mumbai on January 19, according to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday.

The new metro lines are expected to reduce traffic congestion in the city.

Besides, the Mumbai Metro lines PM will also inaugurate multiple other projects, including STPs, Hospitals, concrete roads, and a metro line.

He further said that the state government is working towards filling up the potholes and concreting the roads.

In April 2022, then Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray flagged off the first phase of the 2A and 7 lines, the 20-km stretch from Dhanukarwadi (Kamran Nagar) to Aarey Colony in the western suburbs of Mumbai. On average, this stretch draws a ridership of 25,000 daily.