CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Kolkata Metro, which started its journey in 1984, is being expanded to cover the whole city and its outskirts. The underwater metro, which will be running through the Hoogly river will connect the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s Kolkata Metro Rail (KMRC) is set to complete the development of the country’s first underwater metro service by December 2023. The upcoming project, called East-West Metro Corridor, will pass through the Hoogly river and link Howrah with Kolkata, reported ANI.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s first underwater tunnel, being built under the Hooghly River in West Bengal at a cost of around Rs 120 crore as part of the East West Metro Corridor, will be a blink-and-you-miss-it experience for passengers as trains will cross the 520-metre stretch in just 45 seconds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kolkata Metro, the country’s first Metro Rail service, is set to achieve another first in six months’ time by running under the Hooghly river. Trial runs on the Esplanade to Howrah section of the East-West corridor of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) will start by March next year.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ø 1984 – ON 24TH OCTOBER, METRO RAILWAY, KOLKATA, INDIA’S FIRST METRO WAS COMMISSIONED. DISTANCE OF 3.4 KMS. STARTED FUNCTIONING BETWEEN 17 STATIONS.