A sum of Rs.700 crore would be spent on this project, he said while addressing a ‘Gati Pragati’ rally after inaugurating the Badarpur-Mujesar Metro link here on Sunday.
Modi symbolically flagged off the metro train from the rally site and travelled on the metro train from Janpath in Delhi to Bata Chowk in Faridabad. He also said that Faridabad and Gurgaon in Haryana needed to be further connected through the Metro network.
About 1.95 lakh passengers are expected to use the new corridor every day by the year-end, which cost Rs.2,500 crore to construct.
He said that with the inauguration of this stretch of metro, Haryana would be able to attract weekend tourists, which would in turn provide employment to the local populace.
Describing his association with Haryana, the prime minister said the state was his “second home” since he spent most of his time in Haryana after Gujarat.
He said Faridabad was not new for him and he had travelled its streets on a scooter before he even became the chief minister of Gujarat. (IANS)