Finally, on 24 October 1984, Calcutta got its memorable Diwali gift, as the 75th city in the world and as the first city of India to have a commercially active underground tube line of 3.4 km covering only five stations: Esplanade, Park Street, Maidan, Rabindra Sadan and Bhawanipur.
In March this year, Metro Railway, Kolkata achieved a groundbreaking feat when it launched India's first underwater service under the Hooghly River, connecting two centuries-old cities Howrah and Kolkata.
Considering the huge rush of passengers, the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to take host of initiatives to manage the mammoth crowd of commuters.
According to the city Metro office, at stations like Shyambazar, Sovabazar-Sutanuti, Chandni Chowk, Park Street, Rabindra Sadan, Netaji Bhavan and Rabindra Sarobar, 50 per cent gates are remaining open for these experimental services in order to make entry and exit of passengers fast and easy.
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL), the implementing agency of the East-West Corridor at Bowbazar is carrying out the installation works of steel liners inside the east-bound tunnel at Bowbazar.
Citizens of Kolkata are likely to enjoy a journey in the entire stretch of the East-West Metro by October.
The Prime Minister will dedicate NTPC’s 800 MW (Unit-2) of Telangana Super Thermal Power Project in Peddapalli, Telangana.
Karthik Mondal had taken up driving as his career and worked as the official driver to the general manager of city Metro. Being honest to his service, even the general manager was impressed with his dedication towards work and punctuality.
Inching closer towards final commissioning, the structural work at the Gour Kishore Ghosh Metro station of the Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar (Airport) Corridor (Orange Line) has been completed.
According to Kolkata Metro Railway, the five solar power plants in the pipeline include a 500 Kwp capacity plant at Stabling Bay Line Workshop at Central Park Depot, a 92 Kwp capacity plant at Belgachia
