India will get its first water metro on Tuesday (25 April). The water metro will be launched in Kerala's Kochi district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be on a visit to Kerala on April 25, will flag off India's first water metro.

• PM Modi shared some photos of the Kochi water metro on his Twitter handle and called it a “significant enhancement” to the city’s infrastructure.
• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Kochi Water Metro will bring a major revolution in the water transport sector in the state and will boost the state's tourism.