NOIDA, Jan. 25 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Thursday five projects and laid the foundation stones for nine projects in Noida and Greater Noida at a rally conducted in neighbouring Bulandshahr district.

The inauguration of development projects in Bulandshahr is also seen as the launch of PM Modi's electoral campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The two projects of Noida that Modi inaugurated are an underpass built on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway at a cost of Rs.84 crore and decorative lights installed on the expressway at a cost of Rs.14 crore, Gautam Budh Nagar officials said.

The Noida authority has thrown open the underpass for public use and said it will offer a seamless ride to thousands of commuters coming...