PM Modi flags off Kochi Metro, rides with CM Vijayan, Venkaiah Naidu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off Kerala's first Metro. The PM arrived at Palarivattom station, from where he inaugrated the Metro line. PM Modi took a ride on the metro along with Kerala Governor Palanisamy Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu. Claimed to be the country's first integrated multi-model transport system, the Metro is expected to improve regional connectivity and ease the traffic congestion in Kochi, the commercial hub of Kerala.