By- Srishti Verma
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled multiple metro projects across the country, including India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata.
PM Modi with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari rode metro train during PM's Kolkata visit
PM Modi posed for a photo with school students as they travel in India's first underwater metro train
PM Modi interacts with West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari as they travel in themetro train
PM Modi also interacted with school students during the journey passing through the tunnel.
The Kolkata Metro Esplanade-Howrah Maidan section passes below the mighty Hooghly River
PM Modi returned to the Esplanade station through the same route and was accompanied by the Leader of the Opposition in the state Suvendu Adhikari during the trip
The 4.8-km Esplanade-Howrah Maidan stretch, which is a part of the East-West Corridor, has been built at a cost of ₹4,960 crore, officials said.
The PM also inaugurated the 1.25-km-long Taratala-Majherhat section of the Joka-Esplanade line. It has been built at a cost of ₹520 crore, they said