CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Kolkata Metro was the first Indian metro that started its journey in the year 1984 from Esplanade to Bhowanipur. It initially covered a distance of 3.4 KM. The Kolkata Metro is the first underground metro rail system in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -November 2022: Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation may begin two new metro routes by December 2022. The Joka-Taratala and Garia-Ruby metro route will start by the end of December 2022. It is also anticipated that Salt Lake City to Howrah through the Kolkata metro route will also begin by August 2023.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kolkata Metro is the first planned and operational rapid transit system in India. It was initially planned in the 1920s, but construction started in the 1970s. The first underground stretch, from Bhawanipore (now Netaji Bhawan) to Esplanade, opened in 1984. Line 2, or the East–West Corridor, opened in 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hyderabad Metro is the world’s largest elevated Metro Rail system based on DBFOT basis (Design, Built, Finance, Operate and Transfer). A 30-kilometre (19 mi) stretch from Miyapur to Nagole, with 24 stations, was inaugurated on 28 November 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.