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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first under-river metro tunnel in Kolkata today i.e. on 6 March. The metro tunnel has been built under Kolkata’s Hooghly River that will connect Howrah Maidan to Esplanade.
The Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section passes under the River Hooghly, on the east and west banks of which are situated Kolkata and Howrah City. The 4.8 km stretch between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade is the second section of the East-West Metro corridor between Howrah Maidan and the IT hub Salt Lake Sector V. The Metro is expected to cover a 520-metre stretch under the river Hooghly in 45 seconds.
Out of the total 16.6 km length of the East-West Metro, the underground corridor constitutes 10.8 km between Howrah Maidan and Phoolbagan, with the tunnel under the Hooghly River while the rest of the stretch is an elevated corridor.
The Kolkata Metro is targeting June-July to start commercial operation in the entire route of East-West alignment between Salt Lake Sector V and Howrah Maidan.
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Published: 06 Mar 2024, 10:24 AM IST
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