Summary:
Prime minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Ahmedabad Metro rail during his visit to the state on March 4, deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said in the assembly on Tuesday. "Prime minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Metro rail between the 6.5 km stretch from Vastral to Apparel park on March 4," the deputy CM announced. A senior official of Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) confirmed that they are ready for the big day. In the second phase, Metro network would be expanded from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir, and also cover GNLU-PDPU-GIFT City. Gautam, however, declined to divulge the dates for commercial launch of the Metro rail services..