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PM unveils multiple metro projects, including India's first underwater corridor
Updated On: 06 March, 2024 12:57 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
The Rs 4,965-crore Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro`s East-West Corridor, which has the first transportation tunnel "under any mighty river in India", was inaugurated by the PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pic/PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled multiple metro projects across the country, including India`s first underwater metro line in Kolkata, reported news agency PTI.
The Rs 4,965-crore Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro`s East-West Corridor, which has the first transportation tunnel "under any mighty river in India", was inaugurated by the PM. The stretch also has the deepest metro station in the country -- the Howrah metro station, reported PTI.
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