New passenger-friendly features added in Metro app
The Kolkata Metro Railway is also to introduce some new passenger-friendly features in the Metro Ride Kolkata App tomorrow.
The Supreme Court has directed that no trees be felled or transplanted for the Metro rail project in Kolkata’s eco-sensitive Maidan area. Environmentalists see this as a major shot in the arm.
The Maidan area adjoins the historic Victoria Memorial. This decision comes as a response to environmental concerns raised about the impact of the ongoing construction.
Advertisement
On Friday, a Bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan issued notices to the Bengal government, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), and other stakeholders, seeking their responses to a plea challenging a recent Calcutta High Court ruling. The high court had previously dismissed a petition requesting an immediate halt to construction activities in the Maidan area, citing concerns over the removal and transplantation of numerous trees.
Advertisement
The plea was filed by the People United For Better Living in Kolkata (public) seeking to halt all construction work for Metro station in Kolkata’s Maidan area, which would lead to uprooting of around 700 trees in the vicinity. The petitioners had sought to stop the RVNL from continuing their work.
Advertisement
Related posts
SC rebukes Telangana CM for saying no bypolls if BRS MLAs switch to Congress
Slamming the chief minister for his indiscretion, a bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said, “If this is said on the floor of the house, your Hon'ble CM is making a mockery of the 10th Schedule (anti-defection law).”
7 gram panchayats nominated for Centre’s e-governance award
Kashipur gram panchayat, under Kashipur block in Purulia district has been nominated for the central government’s prestigious national e-governance award along with six other gram panchayats in the state.
