PM Modi inaugurates India's 1st underwater metro section. See pics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first underwater metro section in Kolkata on March 6.
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PM Modi was welcomed by a huge crowd upon his arrival at the Esplanade metro station.
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He also laid foundation stone of multiple connectivity projects worth ₹15,400 crore.
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PM Modi also took an underwater metro ride with school students in Kolkata.
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Here are key things you need to know about the underwater metro section in Kolkata.
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The Kolkata Metro's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section is the country's first underwater transportation tunnel. The section has the deepest metro station in India, the Howrah metro station at 30 meters.
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The 4.8 km distance between the Howrah Maidan and Esplanade of the East-West Metro corridor connects several areas including the IT hub Salt Lake Sector V.
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According to the Metro Railway, the East-West Metro corridor from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade has been built at a cost of ₹4,965 crore.
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According to news agency PTI, 10.8 km of the East-West Metro corridor is underground, including the tunnel beneath the river. There are a total of 12 stations on the entire route.