Metro providers to succeed in over 25 cities by 2025: PM Modi

By 2025, metro practice providers will probably be expanded to over 25 cities throughout the nation, mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi whereas including that “Make In India” is crucial for the enlargement.
“The first metro in the country was started with the efforts of Atal Ji. When our government was formed in 2014, only five cities had metro services and today 18 cities have metro rail service. By 2025, we will take this service to more than 25 cities,” mentioned PM Modi.
“Make In India is very important for the expansion of metro services. It reduces cost, saves foreign currency and provides more employment to people,” he added.
The Prime Minister inaugurated India’s first-ever driverless practice on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line and launched National Common Mobility Card on the Airport Express Line at present, through video conferencing.

“We noted that the expansion of the metro, modern modes of transport should be used according to the needs of the people of the city and the professional lifestyle there,” the PM added.
This is the explanation why work is being carried out on several types of metro rails in several cities, he mentioned.
“Delhi-Meerut RRTS will reduce the distance of Delhi and Meerut to less than an hour. MetroLight – In cities where passenger numbers are less, work is being done on MetroLite version. It is prepared at 40 per cent cost of the normal metro,” mentioned PM Modi.
“Work is also being done on Metro Neo in the cities where the ridership is less. It is built at the cost of 25 per cent of the normal metro. Similarly, water metro – this is also an example of out of the box thinking,” he added.

Today, 4 massive corporations are manufacturing metro coaches within the nation and dozens of corporations are engaged within the manufacture of metro elements. This helps Make in India in addition to the marketing campaign for self-reliant India, the Prime Minister acknowledged.
“We are also using a braking system in which 50 per cent of the energy goes back into the grid when the brakes are applied. Today 130 MW of solar power is being used in metro rail, which will be increased to 600 MW,” mentioned PM Modi.
“Providing the same standards and facilities for modernisation is very important. The Common Mobility Card at the national level is a major step in this direction. Wherever you travel, whichever public transport you travel, this one card will give you integrated access,” he added.

‘Make In India’ is essential for the enlargement of metro providers. It reduces value, financial savings overseas forex and supplies extra employment to Indian individuals: PM Narendra Modi
— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2020

Today, by consolidating all of the methods, the energy of the nation is being elevated. Like One Nation, One Mobility Card, our authorities has carried out many issues prior to now years to combine the methods of the nation, the Prime Minister mentioned.
“One Nation, One Fastag has made travel seamless on highways across the country. One Nation, One Tax i.e. GST has ended the tax net across the country. One Nation, One Power Grid, is ensuring adequate and continuous power availability in every part of the country. Power loss is reduced,” mentioned PM Modi.
One Nation, One Gas Grid, is making certain Seamless Gas Connectivity of the elements the place gas-based life and economic system was a dream earlier, the Prime Minister mentioned.
One Nation, One Health Assurance Scheme i.e. hundreds of thousands of individuals from Ayushman India are benefiting from this wherever within the nation, he additional acknowledged.
“Citizens moving from one place to another because of One Nation, One Ration Card, have got freedom from the cycle of making new ration cards. Similarly, the country is moving in the direction of One Nation, One Agriculture Market with new agricultural reforms and arrangements like e-NAM,” he mentioned.