New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s first underwater metro tunnel in Kolkata on March 6 (Wednesday). The metro tunnel constructed beneath the Hooghly River is a part of the Kolkata Metro’s East-West hall and connects Howrah Maidan to Esplanade.
Whereas the inauguration is scheduled for tomorrow, the passenger providers will start at a later date. “Though the inauguration will happen tomorrow, the passenger providers will start at a later date,” CPRO Metro Railways Kaushik Mitra mentioned, reported PTI.
Let’s Take A Look At The Options Of India’s First Underwater Metro Tunnel-
- The Howrah Maidan-Esplanade part of the East-West Metro hall could have the deepest metro station in India on the Howrah Metro station.
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- Spanning a 4.8-kilometer stretch between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade, this part types a significant section of the East-West Metro hall, connecting key areas just like the IT hub Salt Lake Sector V.
- Of the 16.6 kilometers of the East-West Metro, 10.8 kilometers encompass an underground hall, together with the groundbreaking tunnel beneath the Hooghly River.
- The part of the metro, that includes six stations, three of that are underground, guarantees improved accessibility for commuters, catering to town’s bustling areas strategically.
- In April 2023, it accomplished a trial journey beneath the mattress of river Hooghly by way of a tunnel 32 metres beneath water degree for the primary time in India.
- The work for the East-West Metro hall started in 2009 and the work for tunneling beneath River Hooghly started in 2017.
- This mission won’t solely deal with transportation wants however will even sort out longstanding problems with visitors congestion and air air pollution in Kolkata.
- Other than this, the PM will even inaugurate in Kolkata the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and the Taratala-Majerhat Metro sections.