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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which city’s metro became India’s first metro train to run under a river?
A
Kolkata
B
Kanpur
C
Dehradun
D
Haridwar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kolkata Metro has achieved a significant milestone as it became the first metro rail in India to complete an under-river journey. The metro rakes passed through an underwater tunnel beneath the Hooghly river, with the general manager, P Uday Kumar Reddy, traveling from Mahakaran to Howrah Maidan station in rake No.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kolkata Metro Wednesday (April 12) became the first metro rail in the country to make an under-river journey as its rakes passed through an underwater tunnel below the Hooghly river.

Detailed explanation-3: -East West Metro Tunnel is a constructed underwater river tunnel of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal. The river tunnel is constructed underneath Hooghly River. It is the biggest underwater river tunnel of South Asia and as well as India, which is made for metro rail service.

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