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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who inaugurated the Kochi Metro Services recently?
A
Shri Narendra Modi
B
Shri Arun Jaitley
C
Shri Jayakumar
D
Shri Prakash Javadekar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the Kochi Metro rail project in 2012, construction work was started in June 2013 and a 13.4 km (8.3 mi) section of the line from Aluva to Palarivattom was opened to passengers on 17 June 2017 by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -French company Alstom has announced the inauguration of the first phase of Kochi Metro by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Kerala, India. The Alstom-built Metropolis trains were designed in Bangalore and manufactured at Sri City, India, as part of the €150m project.

Detailed explanation-4: -Loknath Behera, MD, Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.

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