PM Modi opens India’s first underwater metro link in Kolkata, along with other ₹15,400 crore projects.

PM Modi has made his second visit to Bengal within five days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth ₹15,400 crore in Kolkata during his 10-day visit to 12 states and union territories, marking his second visit to West Bengal within five days.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro’s East-West corridor, marking India’s first underwater Metro service. The 4.8-km stretch, costing ₹4,965 crore, will have the deepest Metro station in India at Howrah, 30 meters below ground level. The corridor will connect key areas like Salt Lake Sector V.

The Central Railways announced that passenger services will commence at a later date after inaugurating the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro’s East-West corridor.

During his visit to Kolkata, the PM highlighted the need to improve urban mobility through the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and Taratala-Majerhat Metro sections.

PM Modi has dedicated several projects to the nation, including the Pune Metro, Kochi Metro Rail Phase I Extension project, Agra Metro’s stretch from Taj East Gate to Mankameshwar, and the Duhai-Modinagar section of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor.

PM Modi is scheduled to address a public rally in Barasat, West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, where Sandeshkhali is located.

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