Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Nov. 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Agra Metro Rail project on December 1.

The online inauguration ceremony will also be attended by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

According to Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N. Singh, "The Prime Minister will be virtually inaugurating the project in the presence of the Chief Minister and other dignitaries on December 1. The required arrangements are being made."

In the first phase, three metro stations - Taj East Gate, Basai and Fatehabad road, and an elevated four-km-long track will be constructed within 26 months and at an expected cost of Rs 273 crore. The tendering process has been completed.

On February 28, 2019, the Union cabinet had appr...