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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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Razon Khan

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