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Developing Uttar Pradesh Nation

Metro Rail for Kanpur

Kanpur, once known in the world as the 'Manchester of the East, is regarded as the economic capital
of Uttar Pradesh. Despite its burgeoning economic prowess, Kanpur has often been associated with
dirt, narrow roads, traffic snarls, and a lack of local connectivity. But improving urban mobility has
been one of the prime focus areas of Prime Minister Modi. Drive to improve Kanpur's sullied image
began in 2019, when work on 32 km long metro project at a cost of Rs 11,000 crore was started.
Inaugurating the first section of this metro project on December 28, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi said, “The complaints of the people of Kanpur regarding traffic jams have been there for
years. How much of your time was wasted, how much of your money was wasted. Now with the
commencement of this line of 9 km of the first phase, a beginning has been made for the redressal
of these complaints. Despite tough challenges of Corona, starting this section
within two years is very appreciable in itself.”

UTTAR PRADESH BECOMES THE STATE WITH THE PM DEDICATES BINA-PANKI PIPELINE

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF METRO OPERATIONS TO THE NATION

Before 2014, the total length of the metro route The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Bina-
in UP was 9 km. Between 2014 and 2017, the Panki multi-product pipeline project. The
length of the metro increased to a total of 18 km. capacity of this 356 km long project is about
If Kanpur Metro is included then the length of the 34.5 lakh metric tonnes per annum.
metro in UP has now exceeded 90 km.
The project spanning from Bina Refinery in
After the completion of phase one of the Kanpur Madhya Pradesh to Panki in Kanpur was built
Metro Rail Project, Uttar Pradesh has become the at a cost of over Rs 1,500 crore. This will help
first state in the country to operate metro rail in the region to access petroleum products from
the maximum number of cities. Bina Refinery.

The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation started Eastern and Central Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar,
work on this priority corridor on November 15, and Southern Uttarakhand will get its benefit.
2019. Now after exactly two years and 43 days, Transportation of petroleum through pipelines
Metro is ready for passenger services. will also protect the environment and reduce
carbon emissions.

sector. If the barriers to development are removed the travel time from one city to another but will
through strong infrastructure, then it helps the also curtail environmental damage caused by
area to move on the path of economic self- traffic jams. By connecting with Metro, Airport,
reliance. With an emphasis on multi-purpose and Waterways, and Defense Corridor, business
multi-modal connectivity, the road infrastructure activities will pick up and it will also give a boost
being built in Uttar Pradesh will not only reduce to employment.

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