Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister, Odisha, laid the foundation stone for the Rs.62.25 billion Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project. Before laying the foundation stone at Ratagada Lenka Sahi near Trisulia, Patnaik held a roadshow on the 26 km route of the proposed metro project. Stating that this is the state government’s single largest investment made in any infrastructure project in Odisha’s history, Patnaik said that this is also the flagship project of Odisha under the 5T (transformational) initiative. The project will have 20 stations.