Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country's first under-river metro tunnel in Kolkata on Wednesday (6 March).
The metro tunnel has been built under Kolkata's Hooghly River that will connect Howrah Maidan to Esplanade, reports Live Mint.
After the inauguration programme, Modi also took a metro ride from Esplanade to Howrah Maidan along with school children.
Prior to the inauguration, school students had expressed happiness over travelling with Modi in India's first underwater metro service.
He was also greeted by a huge crowd of supporters with loud cheers of "Modi Modi" and "Jai Shree Ram."
