Watch: PM Modi takes first ride on Kanpur Metro after opening new section

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a ride of Kanpur Metro after launching a new section of the ₹ 11,000 crore metro project in the city today.

The prime minister was accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as he undertook the ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar.

This completed nine-km long section is from IIT-Kanpur to Moti Jheel.

The entire length of the project in Kanpur is 32 km and is being built at a cost of over ₹ 11,000 crore. It is scheduled to be completed by 2024.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi attended the 54th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur as the chief guest.

The prime minister launched blockchain-based digital degrees at the ceremony. The students were issued digital degrees through an in-house blockchain-driven technology developed at the institute under the National Blockchain Project.

These digital degrees can be verified globally and are unforgeable.