Kolkata Metro’s Pink Line from Baranagar to Barrackpore gets civic clearance
Kolkata Metro's Pink Line, connecting Baranagar to Barrackpore, received crucial municipal approval on Tuesday. The 12.5-km elevated line, previously delayed, will slash travel time between the two areas by half an hour. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) granted a no-objection certificate to close a 48-inch water transmission line along the Barrackpore Trunk Road, which traverses six critical water-supply pipelines.
The KMC also approved constructing a new 72-inch pipeline from the Indira Gandhi Water Treatment Plant to the Talla Pumping Station. This clearance follows the issuance of a Rs 1,587.3-crore tender for the line's construction and the elevated viaduct. Upon completion, the Pink Line will feature 11 stations, with the southern terminus at Baranagar already operational as part of the Blue Line.
Construction of the elevated Pink Line will begin near the Blue Line's Baranagar station, providing a vital rapid transit alternative to relieve suburban congestion and lessen reliance on overcrowded local trains.
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