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PM Modi has inaugurated the Kanpur Metro Rail and Bina-Panki multi-product pipeline:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended the 54th Convocation Ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur.
- During his visit to Kanpur Mr Modi also inaugurated the completed section of the Metro Rail Project in the city. This section is nine-kilometre long from IIT, Kanpur to Moti Jheel.
- The Prime Minister inspected the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and undertook a metro ride from IIT Metro Station to Geeta Nagar.
- The entire length of the Metro Rail Project in Kanpur is 32 kilometres and is being built at a cost of over 11,000 crore rupees.
- The Bina-Panki Multi-product Pipeline Project was also inaugurated by the Prime Minister.