India, Sept. 6 -- The foundation stone of the long awaited Gurugram Metro project was laid on Friday by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and Union housing and urban development minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday near the terminating pillars of the Delhi Metro.

The Bhoomi poojan (ground breaking ceremony) of the first phase of the project was held in Sector 44 parking lot of Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) by both the leaders in presence of senior Haryana government officials, Gurugram Rail Metro Limited (GMRL) officials, and executives from the project contractors and design consultants, apart from the general public.

The 28.5km-long metro corridor from Millennium City Center to Cyber City up to Dwarka Exp...