Cabinet nod for metro in Patna

NEW DELHI: Bihar’s capital Patna is set to get its own metro train system by 2024. The Union cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the project comprising two corridors. The first 26.94 km stretch would connect Danapur to Mithapur while the second stretch would cover 14.45 kilometres, linking Patna Junction to New Inter-State Bus Terminus, Union minister Piyush Goyal told reporters.