Yogi Adityanath: Metro will be available in more cities

Lucknow, Sep 5 On the occasion of 'Lucknow Metro Diwas', Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday asserted that with the Metro Rail service becoming a status symbol, his government along the Narendra Modi-drove Center will make efforts to bring the administrations to more cities in the state.

"Now, three cities of the state have metro connectivity Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Noida. Metro isn't only a better transport system for the public, but also a status symbol (to people) that our city is a metro city. We will bring Metro benefits in more urban areas," he said while addressing an event here.

Adityanath also highlighted that as many as 35 lakh commuters living in Lucknow have started using metro benefit rather than private vehicles, prompting less traffic congestion across the region.

"The moment metro will become operational all across Lucknow, it won't just prompt simplicity of voyaging yet will likewise make the city more created," he noted.

Elaborating further about his future strategy, the Chief Minister said that the state government has sent a detailed project plan for beginning metro services in Kanpur, Agra, and Meerut.

He also said that the second phase of the Lucknow Metro is expected to begin in 2019.