PM Modi Launches Bengaluru Metro Pink Line
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bengaluru, India. He started a new metro line called the Pink Line. This is part of the Namma Metro system in the city.
PM Modi took a ride on the new metro train. He said the metro's success shows India's new way of thinking. He talked about ease of living and ease of travel for people.
The Prime Minister also started many other projects in Bengaluru. These projects are in the state of Karnataka. Together, they cost more than ₹15,600 crore.
PM Modi did four things during his visit. He opened finished projects. He gave projects to the public. He started new building work. He also flagged off the metro line.
This event shows India is working on better transport. Good transport helps people travel easily in cities. It also helps daily life become simpler for everyone.
Vocabulary15 words
- Namma Metro
- the name of the metro train system in Bengaluru city
- ease of living
- making daily life simple and easy for people
- ease of travel
- making it simple and easy to travel from place to place
- crore
- a number in India that means ten million
- flagged off
- started something, like a train or a race, in an official way
- inaugurates
- opens something new in an official way
- foundation stone
- a stone placed to show building work is starting
- dedicates
- gives something officially to the public
- development projects
- work done to build new things like roads or trains
- Prime Minister
- the leader of the government in a country
- metro line
- a train route that goes through a city
- transport
- ways to move people or things from place to place
- city
- a big town where many people live
- project
- a planned piece of work with a goal
- state
- a large area of a country with its own government
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1. The Pink Line of the metro 2. India's new approach to ease of living and travel 3. True
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited _____, India. He started a new metro line called the _____ Line. This is part of the Namma Metro system in the city.
PM Modi took a _____ on the new metro train. He said the metro's success shows India's new way of thinking. He talked about ease of _____ and ease of travel for people.
The Prime Minister also started many other _____ in Bengaluru. These projects are in the state of _____. Together, they cost more than ₹15,600 crore.
PM Modi did four things during his visit. He opened finished projects. He gave projects to the _____. He started new building work. He also _____ the metro line.
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