in the underground part of the Agra Metro by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Corporation.

Metro & G-20 meet to promote Agra as an important investment & tourism destination: CM

In his brief speech on the occasion, CM Yogi said that the Metro Rail and the upcoming G-20 event will promote Agra globally as an important investment and tourist destination. He added: "G-20 is a group of most prestigious countries of the world. India has got the honour of presiding over the forum under the leadership of PM Modi. Four cities of Uttar Pradesh have been selected for holding the G-20 summits of which three meetings will be held in Agra. The first summit will be held on February 10, 11, 12 and 13 while two summits will be held in the month of August, 2023. A total of 11 G-20 meetings will be held in Varanasi, Lucknow, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Agra.”
Expressing his satisfaction over the ongoing preparations for the G-20 in Agra, CM Yogi added: “With the spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' and 'One Earth, One Family and One Future...', we will present India’s rich legacy of treating guests as ‘Gods’ (Atithi Devo Bhava) to the delegates. “I am glad that the local administration, public representatives and public have joined hands to make the much anticipated event successful in terms of boosting tourism and opening up new avenues of investment in Agra.”

Priority corridor will be ready ahead of time, says Yogi

CM Yogi Adityanath said that work on the 6 Km long priority corridor, having 3 km each elevated and underground tunnels being built as part of Agra Metro’ was going on in full swing and it was expected to be completed six months ahead of schedule. According to the CM, the deadline set for completion of the priority corridor is August 2024, but the authorities are moving ahead with full commitment to complete the work 6 months ahead of time, while following the TTZ's guidelines and complying with all environmental standards. Yogi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the Bhumi Pujan ceremony of Agra Metro in December 2020.

Underground tunnel work to be done by Tunnel Boring Machine called Ganga-Yamuna
The construction work of two underground tunnels for Ganga and Yamuna started today with the help of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) called Ganga-Yamuna. CM Yogi said: “I am happy hat all standards regarding environment and safety are being taken care of in the construction. In Uttar Pradesh we are already running metro services in Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Kanpur. For the development of public transport as well as tourism facilities and better employment generation in Agra, the honorable people's representatives have been demanding this state-of-the-art means of public transport for a long time. It is our effort that by December 2023, we will complete the work of Priority Corridor which is about 6 km long. Meanwhile, two corridors with the length of 29.4 km have already been approved to be developed here.

Agra Metro will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities*
Expressing his gratitude to the Prime Minister and the Government of India for their contribution towards the construction of Agra Metro and congratulating officials of the Uttar Pradesh Metro Corporation and Agra Metro for their dedicated hard work, CM Yogi said that the project was progressing rapidly and would be completed on time. According to him, Agra Metro will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The Chief Minister also thanked the people's representatives and the people for their co-operation.

7 underground stations will be built in the Priority Corridor

A total of 7 underground stations and underground tunnels will be built through tunnel boring machine Ganga and Yamuna. Agra Metro is to have a network of 29.4 km long two corridors, which will have 27 stations. The construction work of the 14 km long first corridor between Taj East Gate and Sikandra is progressing at a fast pace. As many as 13 stations will be constructed in this corridor, including 6 elevated and 7 underground stations.