Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep
Singh Puri said Bharat will have the world’s second-largest operational urban
transport metro system in a year and a half.
“In a year and a half, India will have the world’s
second-largest operational urban transport metro system, bigger even than United
States,” said Hardeep Puri.
Speaking on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor,
the Union Minister said, “It’s one of the high-speed connectivity between
cities. The distance between Delhi and Meerut is normally covered in current
traffic conditions in 3 hours. When this is ready, it’ll be covered in 50-55
minutes. So it’s a very major development.”
He further highlighted, “And as the economy grows, you’d
find that the urban space, the investment in the urban space, the facilities,
amenities for our citizens, all that will grow and increase with the growth in
the size of the GDP.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today inaugurated
the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor and called it
a historic moment for the entire country.
Addressing the public after the inauguration of the 17
km priority section, PM Modi said, “This is a historic moment for the entire
country. Today the functioning of the RRTS corridor has begun also India’s
first Rapid Rail services – Namo Bharat train are being dedicated to the
nation.”
ANI
