PTI, NOIDA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made a strong pitch for use of public transport to save on fuel and costs associated with the import of petroleum, saying travelling on a metro train should be a “prestige issue”. Modi was addressing a public meeting in this suburban town in Uttar Pradesh bordering New Delhi after launching a 12-km stretch of Delhi Metro’s newly built Magenta Line. He also said good governance is possible only when the mindset of deriving personal benefit while framing policies and completing projects is shunned. “For us, decisions are about national interest and not political gains.”
“The top ten industrialists would not travel on metro. You will. For us, riding a metro and not driving our private vehicles should be a prestige issue,” he said. The prime minister observed that a multi-modal transportation system will ensure that use of fuel is cut down, which will help the common man save money and also be useful for the environment. He said governments incur a lot of cost in creating infrastructure but when it is ready it benefits generations to come.
