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Modi in Kolkata: PM unveils India's 1st underwater Metro route, other projects of ₹15,400 crore
List of projects PM Modi inaugurated in Kolkata, West Bengal:
- PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro's East-West corridor, signalling India's first venture into underwater Metro services. According to an official release, the 4.8-km stretch of the East-West Metro has been built at a cost of ₹4,965 crore and will have the deepest Metro station in India at Howrah - 30 metres below the ground level. The corridor will help connect key areas such as the IT hub Salt Lake Sector V.
- According to the Central Railways, while the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro's East-West corridor is inaugurated today, the passenger services will begin at a later date.
- The PM also flagged off other train services during his visit to Kolkata focusing on enhancing avenues for ensuring ease of urban mobility. These include - the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and the Taratala-Majerhat Metro sections.
- Apart from these, PM Modi also dedicated to the nation Pune Metro from Ruby Hall Clinic to Ramwadi stretch; Kochi Metro Rail Phase I Extension project (Phase IB) from SN Junction Metro station to Tripunithura Metro station; Agra Metro's stretch from Taj East Gate to Mankameshwar; and Duhai-Modinagar (North) section of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor.
- Later in the afternoon, PM Modi is expected to address a public rally at Barasat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, where Sandeshkhali is situated.
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