New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated, dedicated to the nation, laid the foundation stone and flagged off development projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore in Bengaluru, Karnataka, covering metro rail, railway connectivity and energy infrastructure.

The Prime Minister inaugurated the new Pink Line of Bengaluru Metro, which will improve connectivity to educational institutions, including IIM Bengaluru, and major business and commercial centres across the city.

With the latest expansion, Bengaluru's operational metro network has crossed 100 km, making it the third city in the country after Delhi-NCR and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to reach the milestone. The Namma Metro network has expanded from 17 km i...