The Kochi Metro is India’s eighth intercity metro rail system. It stretches about 13 kilometers and cost Rs 5,181 crore to build. It covers a distance of 25 kilometers and has 22 stops. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to ride the metro from Palarivattom to Pathadippalam, after which he went to the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium for the inauguration. The PM was accompanied by several dignitaries, including Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala, Ernakulam MP K V Thomas, and Kochi Metro project mentor E Sreedharan. … Read more