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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday inaugurated the first phase of the 3.6-km elevated stretch of the priority corridor of the Patna Metro rail project. The inaugural stretch on the Blue Line will run from the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) to Bhoothnath station.
According to a press release, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Patna Metro Rail Project, estimated to cost Rs 13,365 crores, in February 2019. Earlier in the day, Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal hailed the project and said that the people will be relieved of traffic jams.
Speaking to ANI, Dilip Jaiswal said that the inauguration of Patna Metro will be entered in golden letters in the history of the city. He said, “Today