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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which month the Prime Minister Narendra Modi planned to inaugurate the Kochi Metro Railways?
A
June
B
July
C
March
D
April
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -July 2012: Union cabinet approves the Rs 5, 126-crore Kochi Metro project. June 2013: Construction work for Phase 1 begins. June 2017: Phase 1 inaugurated by prime minister, Narendra Modi. October 2017: The 5-km stretch from Palarivottam to Maharaja’s College Metro Station is inaugurated.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kochi Metro is operational from 6 AM to 10:30 PM from Monday to Saturday and 8 AM to 10:30 PM on Sundays. It takes 21 minutes to cover the route between Aluva Metro Station and Petta Metro Station. It takes 7 minutes to cover the Pathadipalam to Petta route and 16 minutes to cover the Aluva to Cochin University route.

Detailed explanation-3: -The metro rail project’s Phase II will run from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to Infopark via Kakkanad. By the end of November or the beginning of December, the KMRL plans to publish the construction tender and begin construction by the end of January 2023.

Detailed explanation-4: -In January 2023, Kerala’s Kochi Metro is planning to begin construction on its new line which will have 11 stations covering a length of over 11 km. The Kochi Metro Rail Phase II network connects Ernakulam City Centre to the suburbs of Infopark and Kakkanad.

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