Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Calcutta on Friday 22nd August to start and lay the basis of projects worth £5,200 crore, including three new sections of the metro and an increased corridor in Howrah, said officials.
With additions, Kolkata Metro, for the first time on their 41 -year journey directly connects the airport with the rest of the city.
PM Modi will also go from the subway from the Jessore Road Metro to Jai Hind Bimanbandar Station (Airport Station) and back, PTI reported, referring to Kolkata Metro, a spokesman for Kolkata Metro.
PM modi projects will inaugure
- Prime Minister Modi will inagurate the new metro is around 16:10 on Friday.
- Will also lay the base of 7.2 km of increased highway Kona worth £1,200 crore, which is expected to increase the connectivity between Howrah and Calcutta.
- After inauguration, PM modi also ride the metro.
What are the new metro sections?
Three new metro stations that become in Calcutta include:
- Hemanta Mukhathyay at Beleghatata (4.3 km) Metro Stretch – Orange Line – which will play a key role in increasing connectivity with IT hub. These metro routes, which combine some of the busiest areas of Kolkata, bring a remarkable shortening of the journey time and strengthen the multimodal connectivity, in favor of the Laks of daily commuters, the officials said.
- Together, all three new metro corridors a day add 366 train services and increase the load capacity of Calcutta Metro almost 9.15 passengers every day, PTI reported.
According to officials, these metro develop, which cover and provide trouble -free connection between important points in the city, including the Howrah and Sealdah, International IT Sector 5 and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
After inauguration, PM Modi will also focus on the meeting at Metro Jessore Road.
(with the entry from agencies)
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