Kanpur, Nov. 16 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state was committed to uplift of the people and for this it was focusing on development and Kanpur was on its priority.

Launching the civil construction work for the Kanpur Metro's priority section from IIT-Kanpur to Moti Jheel with 'bhoomi pujan' at the main gate of IIT-K here on Friday, Yogi Adityanath said with the completion of the metro rail project, the industrial city of Kanpur would no more be known as a city of sick industries.

He said the metro rail would be inaugurated on November, 30, 2021.

One of the most ambitious projects of the industrial city, the metro rail will reduce the pollution levels,

Addressing the gathering,...