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Detailed explanation-1: -Ø 1984 – ON 24TH OCTOBER, METRO RAILWAY, KOLKATA, INDIA’S FIRST METRO WAS COMMISSIONED. DISTANCE OF 3.4 KMS.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Delhi Metro Rail is the largest and busiest metro network in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The foundation stone of the project was laid by Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, on 29 December 1972, and construction work started in 1973–74.