CM Yogi to inaugurate Noida-Greater Noida Aqua Metro Line soon

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is going to inaugurate Noida- Greater Noida Aqua Metro Line from Depot Metro station on January 25, said the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Thursday.

It is to be mentioned that the 29.77-km Noida-Greater Noida Metro rail corridor has withstand all the safety clearances on December 21, 2018.

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The state government and other local leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the line but due to his unavailability now CM Yogi is slated to inaugurate this corridor.

PD Upadhyaya, executive director, NMRC said, “The chief minister will inaugurate the Metro Link on January 25, from Depot Metro station. After the inauguration, the CM will travel from the station to Noida’s Sector 142 station. We will soon get a detailed schedule of the CM’s visit.”

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The Metro link has 21 stations including sectors 52, 51, 50, 78, 81, Dadri Road, sectors 83, 137, 142, 143, 144, 147, 153, 149, Knowledge Park 2, Knowledge Park 1, Pari Chowk, Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Delta 1 and Depot. Around 20 km of the line is located in Noida and the rest in Greater Noida.

Formed on November 14, 2014, the NMRC now owns the 5,503 crore rupees project (including the cost of the land).

NMRC started working on the Noida- Greater Noida Aqua Metro Line project on May 25, 2015.

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