India's first underwater metro services to begin in Kolkata by December 2023

India's first underwater metro services to begin in Kolkata by December 2023

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: January 02 2023

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  • The East-West Metro Corridor project which is India's first underwater metro service is expected to be completed by December 2023.
  • The underwater metro which will run through the Hooghly River will connect the cities of Kolkata and Howrah.
  • Two German-made tunnel boring machines (TBMs), named Prerna and Rachna, were deployed for the process.
  • Of the total 16.55 km length of the project, 9.30 km length between Sector V and Sealdah is operational. The remaining 7.25 km length is likely to be operational by December 2023.
  • The first metro rail system in India was also started in Kolkata from Dum Dum to Tollygunge in 1984.
  • The first metro rail system in the world was started in London on 10 January 1863.
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