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Kolkata Metro Seeks To List Halted Metro Work Under Essential Service
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation is planning to write to the government to allow construction work to be listed as an essential service to finish the project before the June 2022 deadline. Reportedly, the 16-km Kolkata East-West Metro corridor constructions have hindered due to the lockdown-imposed restrictions since May 16. Earlier, the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has also written to various government agencies seeking exemption in … read-more
Tags: West Bengal, Kolkata Metro, COVID-19 restrictions, Essential Commodities, construction
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Kolkata Metro Cancels Mandatory E-passes To Travel From January 18
The Kolkata Metro Authorities announced that from January 18 passengers would not require e-passes to commute. Earlier, the city's metro services resumed from September 14 following the COVID-19 propelled lockdown and mandated e-passes for boarding the metro trains. Besides the new relaxation, the Kolkata metro spokesperson Indrani Banerjee has announced to increase the frequency of the weekday services on the North-South Line from 228 to 240… read-more
Tags: Kolkata Metro, E-Pass, Metro, Lockdown
Courtesy: NDTV
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Cabinet Approves East-West Metro Corridor in Kolkata, New Schemes Announced
Commerce and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on October 7 informed that the cabinet had approved the East-West Metro corridor project for Kolkata city. Speaking about the outcomes of the cabinet meeting, the ministers said that the metro project with an estimated budget of Rs 8575 crore is expected to be completed by December 2021. Minister… read-more
Tags: Cabinet Meeting, Kolkata Metro, Japan, Canada, Covid-19
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