PM's Nagpur visit cancelled due to 'heavy rain forecast'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Nagpur on Saturday has been cancelled, a press release issued by Maha Metro said here on Friday evening.

Modi was to inaugurate a new segment of Nagpur Metro and some other projects during his visit here.

A press release by Maha Metro, which is executing the metro project, said due to the heavy rain forecast by the Meteorological department, the prime minister's visit to Nagpur on September 7 has been cancelled.

Inauguration of the new 'Aqua line' of Nagpur Metro stands postponed, it said.