Bengaluru, Nov. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted how public transport infrastructure plays an important role in the country's developmental journey, with better connectivity across cities creating new opportunities for progress, employment and industry.

"Infrastructure plays a very important role in any country's development journey. Better connectivity creates new opportunities for progress, employment and industry. And when these opportunities for development reach every section of society, the fight against poverty also grows stronger. This is why nearly 50 crore citizens of the country have emerged from extreme poverty in recent years," PM Modi said during the inaguration of the Namma metro pink line.

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