Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will inaugurate sections of two new Mumbai Metro lines on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, the Marathi New Year, on April 2, it was announced on Thursday, nearly eight years after the mass rapid transit system made its entry into the city.

Metro services on the first phase of Line 2A and also Line 7, both in western suburbs, will be thrown open for commuter use, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner SVR Srinivas said.