PM Narendra Modi to unveil Indore's first Metro, 2 airports in Madhya Pradesh today

BHOPAL/INDORE: Indore, the country's cleanest city, will get its first Metro train on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the inaugural run during his visit to Bhopal for a Women Empowerment Conference on the 300th birth anniversary of Devi Ahilyabai.The PM will also inaugurate Satna and Datia airports, lay the foundation for construction of ghats on River Kshipra under a Rs 778 crore project and transfer the first instalment for 1,271 new panchayat bhavans, costing Rs 483 crore.PM Modi will release a postage stamp and 35g coin dedicated to Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai. A govt official said the Rs 300-denomination coin is the first such in the world.Governor Mangubhai Patel, chief minister Mohan Yadav and Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will attend the event at Bhopal's Jamboree Maidan where the PM will address a gathering of over 2 lakh women.

The CM said it will be a "historic day" for Madhya Pradesh.Over 150 years after the Holkar rulers initiated construction of Indore's first railway line (to Khandwa) at a cost of Rs 1 crore, a Rs 7,500 crore is on to give citizens a hassle-free commute across the historic city.The network is over 31.3km long, of which the first stretch of 6km will be inaugurated by the PM on Saturday. Indore Metro's opening route has five stations: Gandhinagar and Super Corridor-6, 5, 4 and 3.