Political, industry leaders welcome Metro surveys for Asansol and Durgapur
Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta yesterday announced surveys for proposed Metro rail projects in three cities of the state ~ Asansol, Durgapur and Siliguri.
Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta yesterday announced surveys for proposed Metro rail projects in three cities of the state ~ Asansol, Durgapur and Siliguri.
The proposal for the project has been submitted to the Public Works Department (PWD) for necessary approvals.
Walk into any modern city, and the markers of development are easy to spot: flyovers, metro lines, power grids, and airports.
Country’s first underground Metro is headed for another historic achievement soon by providing smoother journeys to its commuters in the near future. Aiming to upgrade its fleet, the Kolkata Metro Railway has collaborated with experts from IIT Kharagpur to develop an upgraded propulsion system enabling smooth and jerk-free rides.
Two days after earthen roof tiles of an old dilapidated building came crashing, allegedly injuring one of the residents at Bowbazar, the Kolkata Metro Railway authorities denied any responsibility of further damages to the structure.
Work on Kanpur and Agra Metro rail projects is progressing rapidly and Corridor-1 in both the cities is scheduled to be completed by December 2025.
In what can be termed a minor success, Kannadiga activists and Namma Metro employees union blocked the possible filling up of contract pilots in the city metro network by “outsiders” and got the BMRCL, the corporation that runs the transport system, to withdraw its recruitment notification seeking to employ 50 Loco Pilots.
After intensive tests with two upgraded rakes, the East-West Metro Corridor is slated for another round of extensive trials of the integration of the newly launched advanced signalling system with various interfaces.
With the CBSE Board Examinations 2025 for Classes X and XII scheduled from February 15 to April 4, 2025, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has introduced a series of measures to ensure smooth and hassle-free travel for students appearing for the exams.
The Metro unit of the Delhi Police has apprehended three people for stealing the cable from the Metro premises on the Pink line, it said on Friday.
