CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The metro rail system will run across the city and has a provision to extend services to the Kanpur Metropolitan Region. The Kanpur Metro entered service with the inauguration of a 9km section from IIT-Kanpur to Moti Jheel, in December 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project. Improving urban mobility has been one of the key focus areas of the Government. The inauguration of the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project is yet another step in this direction.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Uttar Pradesh government approved the Kanpur Metro project in 2016, while the centre gave a go-ahead to the project in 2019. The Kanpur Metro is jointly financed by the centre and the Uttar Pradesh government.

Detailed explanation-4: -KANPUR Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first passenger of the Kanpur Metro rail after he inaugurated the completed section of the project on Tuesday.