Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched the 30 km-long first phase of Hyderabad Metro Rail and took an inaugural ride along with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
The short ride will cover four stations following which Modi will leave for the high profile Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which is being attended by Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump.
The first phase of the metro rail project between Miyapur and Nagole will have 24 stations. People can hop on to the world-class metro from Wednesday when it will be thrown open for commercial operations.
Billed as the largest metro project in the world in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, the project which was once on the brink of collapse is finally coming to a reality.
The stretch with 24 stations covers several busy clusters and city landmarks, including the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Osmania University, Secunderabad Railway Station and major commercial hubs like Begumpet and Ameerpet.
(With inputs from agencies)