PM Narendra Modi flags off Kerala's first metro in Kochi
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Kerala's first metro rail system in Kochi on Saturday. Modi, along with other dignitaries including 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, took a ride on the 13-km long stretch inaugurated in the first phase. The project, which began in 2012, cost â¹5,180 crore, and has fares varying from â¹15 to â¹30.