India, Sept. 5 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and union urban development minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday laid the foundation stone of the first phase of the Gurugram metro project.

Addressing a gathering at Gurugram University auditorium, Saini said, "The metro rail project will reduce congestion and pollution in the city. This is a historic day, and this project will transform the transport infrastructure of Gurugram and boost connectivity across NCR."

The work in the first phase of the metro project includes construction of 15.22 km of metro rail viaduct, 15 stations, a 1.85 km spur to Dwarka Expressway, and a ramp to the proposed depot in Sector 33.

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