Wednesday 6 April 2016

Kolkata Metro's New Line May Open In 2018

The principal period of the proposed East West Metro railroad administrations in Kolkata will be operational most recent by June 2018, Babul Supriyo, Union Minister of State for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, said here on Monday.

Proposed in 2008, the ₹5,000-crore East West Metro Railway venture means to interface eastern and western edges of the city over a 15-km stretch crosswise over two stages.

Slowed down work

Stage 1 of the task – an (approx) 8 km stretch – will associate the IT center of Salt Lake (in the East) to the city's focal part, Sealdah.

"Stage 1 ought to be operational by June 2018. Be that as it may, I am attempting to propel the initiation by six months to December 2017," he said amid an intuitive session composed by the MCCI.

Development work that had arrived at a stop throughout the previous four years has as of now started, he included. At first, it was an issue over movement of a few families, especially squatters and ghetto occupants, along a 365 meter extend that falls in the middle of the proposed course associating the city to Salt Lake.

Sources demonstrate that some 43-odd families – 35 inhabitants and 8 landowners – should have been moved.

As per Supriyo, the issues have been "determined" post working of an extra number of sanctuaries separated from installment of "financial remuneration".

Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRCL) and the West Bengal Government have effectively assembled 60-odd interim safe houses to help migration.

(KMRCL is an extraordinary reason vehicle, set up for development of the metro. At first, it was a JV between the West Bengal Government and the Ministry of Urban Development. Later the Railway Ministry assumed control over the West Bengal government's stake.)


Stage 2 stuck in an unfortunate situation

In any case, re-finding these families is only one part of the issue. Take a shot at the second stage too has stopped as a result of comparative intricacies.

The second period of the task will associate the twin urban areas of Kolkata and Howrah, covering a stretch of around 7 km between Sealdah (in Central Kolkata) and Howrah Maidan (West of Kolkata). This part endured essentially in view of course realignment and inaccessibility of area. This realignment will include not only an additional 2 km to the course additionally build costs by an expected ₹750 crore, as indicated by report by Rites.

The Minister excessively affirmed the cost heightening as a result of the course re-arrangement.

In any case, the issue, Supriyo said, is that the re-adjusted course would require crisp clearances from the Archeological Survey of India (ASI). The proposed course (new one) would guarantee development being completed inside of a 40 meter span of the legacy structure – "Old Currency Building".


"We have concurred, on a basic level, to the course realignment proposed by the State government. In any case, new laws don't permit development with a 100-meter span of ensured landmarks. We have to take clearances and authorizations from the ASI, might be as an uncommon case, before work can begin," he said.

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