Bengaluru, Nov. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Pink Line of Bengaluru's Namma Metro, hailing the city's expanding public transport network and saying the success of the metro reflected India's commitment to improving the lives of middle-class families.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony, PM Modi said Bengaluru had become the third city in the country, after Delhi-NCR and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, to have a metro network spanning 100 km.

"After Delhi-NCR and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Bengaluru is the third city in the country where the metro network has reached 100 km," he said.

Describing Namma Metro's success as part of a larger national vision, the Prime Minister said the project went beyon...