CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indore Metro’s Priority Corridor is expected to be completed and opened in August 2024, beyond its August 2023 deadline. Phase 1 is expected to be completed in 2027.

Detailed explanation-2: -Currently, 10 Indian cities have functional metro rail networks. These cities are Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Kochi and Lucknow. The first metro service in India started in Kolkata in 1984.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are currently 16 operational rapid transit (popularly known as ‘metro’) systems in fifteen cities across India, with Delhi Metro being the largest. As of December 2022, India has 822.038 km of operational metro lines and 16 systems. A further 568.15 km of lines are under construction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Metro Maps in India There are 15 Indian cities that have an active metro rail service and an operational metro map. The cities included in the metro route map of India are Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Gurugram, Mumbai, Noida, Kochi, Lucknow, Nagpur, Kanpur and Pune.