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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who inaugurated the Phase I of East-West Metro corridor of Kolkata Metro?
A
Piyush Goyal
B
Nitin Gadkari
C
Nirmala Sitharaman
D
Prakash Javadekar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Union Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, inaugurated and flagged off Phase-I of East-West Metro corridor of Kolkata Metro connecting Salt Lake Sector-V and Salt Lake Stadium. Various other railway projects were also dedicated to the nation at a function in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Smriti Irani inaugurates Sealdah metro station of East-West corridor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Last week, the trial run was conducted on the 6.5 km stretch of the Joka- Esplanade Metro project (Purple Line). Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the newly built Kolkata Metro’s Joka-Taratala route during his visit to West Bengal on December 30, 2022 (Friday).

Detailed explanation-4: -Ø 1984 – ON 24TH OCTOBER, METRO RAILWAY, KOLKATA, INDIA’S FIRST METRO WAS COMMISSIONED. DISTANCE OF 3.4 KMS. STARTED FUNCTIONING BETWEEN 17 STATIONS.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kolkata Metro Timings Kolkata Metro services start at 7:00 AM in the morning to 22:30 PM in the evening.

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