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Central Govt approves 8575 Cr Kolkata E-W Metro Corridor in city & surrounding urban localities

Kolkata, Oct 7 (UNI) The Central Government on Wednesday approved the Ministry of
Railways’ proposal for revised cost estimate for construction of Construction of Kolkata
East West Metro Corridor Project at an estimated cost of Rs. 8574.98 crore.
The project envisages construction of a Metro Corridor between Salt Lake Sector-V to
Howrah Maidan in West Bengal for a total route length of 16.6 kms.
The project is being implemented by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL)
which is a CPSE under Ministry of Railways, set up as a special purpose vehicle. The
pre-pandemic target for completion of their project was December, 2021.
Efforts are being taken to minimise the impact of pandemic on completion of the project.
The project includes immense technological challenges like tunnel below river Ganges which
is the 1st transportation tunnel in India under any major river as well as Howrah Station which
is one of the deepest Metro stations in India.
The mega project envisions creation of an efficient transit connectivity between business
district of Kolkata with industrial city of Howrah in west and Salt Lake City in east through a
safe, accessible and comfortable mode of public transport.
Since this corridor connects three most important parts of the Kolkata Metropolitan Area
i.e. Howrah, Business area of Kolkata and New Settlements in Salt Lake it is going to
revolutionize the mass rapid transport in Kolkata and adjoining Howrah and Bidhanangar.
This will connect important landmarks like Howrah, Sealdah, Esplanade and Salt Lake
Sector-V which is an IT hub.
It will integrate multiple modes of transport like the Metro, Sub-urban Railways, ferry and
bus transport by constructing interchange hubs. This will ensure smooth and seamless
mode of transport to lakhs of daily commuters.
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