Now, metro trains at Lucknow’s service
CM promises fasttracking of projects in other cities
LUCKNOW: Exactly nine months and four days after former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav flagged off the first trial run of Lucknow Metro on December 1 last, chief minister Yogi Adityanath formally launched on Tuesday first phase of Lucknow Metro from Transport Nagar Metro station.
If it was the Yadav clan whic enjoyed the ride then, it was Ad itya nat hand Union home minister Rajnath Singh who led the entourage this time. The launch catapulted Lucknow into the elite league of cities that have Metro rail service.
Besides Adiyanat hand Rajna th Singh, governor Ram Naik, union minister for urban development Hardeep Singh Puri, metr o-man ES reed ha ran and host of minister soft he state government were also present. Former CM Akhilesh Ya dav however, whose Samajwadi Party government launched the project, skipped the function. Before first train chugged out from the station, a ‘ha van’ was performed by a priest at the platform. At approximately 2pm, Adityanath and Rajnath Singh boarded the train with the other VVIPs present.
Priyanka Chaurasia, 22, of Mirzapur and Pooja, 21, of Agra were the two proud Loco pilots who steered the train on the 8.5 km run from Transport Na gar to Char bagh station. Before the flag-off, people too ks el fies with the two female drivers, who were no less than VVIPs on the day. “Finally ,the D-Day has arrived. I had always dream tab out this day and was eagerly waiting for its arrival. I feel that my years of efforts have paid off today,” said one of the drivers Priyanka Chaurasiya, who is an electronics and communication engineer.