Manohar Lal Khattar says the country is moving at a rapid pace in the expansion of the metro network. (Photo: @mlkhattar / X Profile) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Tuesday said the country would surpass the US in terms of the length of the metro network in two to three years.

Speaking at the Regional Meeting of Urban Development Ministers of South-West states here, he said the country is moving at a rapid pace in the expansion of the metro network.

Metro rails used to run only in five cities in the country in 2004-05, but now the metro network is being operated in 24 cities.

Though the US and China have been working on the metro much before India, it expanded here at a great speed, he said.

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