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Metro Rail Projects In Vijaywada And Vishakhapatnam gets Headway
The Vijaywada and Vishakhapatnam metro projects have undergone several changes in the past five years made by the TDP term and the YSCRP government. The metro will be 76.9 km long with the budget of Rs. 14,000 crores, excluding the land acquisition cost of Rs. 1240 crore. The made-up is broken into two phases each with a distance covering 38.74 km each.
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, vishakhapatnam, metro station, Metro Rail, Vijaywada
Courtesy: The Hindu
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Lucknow Metro Uses Langurs' Cutouts To Keep Away Monkeys
To keep away monkeys at metro stations in Lucknow, the metro authorities have placed the cutouts of langurs at nine metro stations in the city. Moreover, metro officials also play voices of 'angry Langur' to scare the mischievous animals. Reportedly, monkeys cause annoyance to the commuters and they also risk their lives while roaming at the metro tracks. However, the new idea has resulted in positive outcomes.
Tags: Lucknow Metro, Langurs, Cutouts, monkey, metro station
Courtesy: Zee News
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Kolkata: Confusion Surrounding E-Passes Sours Resumption of Metro Services
Kolkata Metro on September 14 resumed its services, which were shelved since March. However, the travel was not smooth for all as many were not aware of the mandatory requirement of 'e-pass' to travel in the metro. As per the metro officials, only those can travel who have an e-pass, which could be generated from the Kolkata metro application- 'Pathadisha'. People without e-pass were barred to enter the stations. A middle aged man revealed he… read-more
Tags: Kolkata, metro station, Covid-19, Physical distancing
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