Railway Minister Inspects Howrah Metro Station, Set To Be India's Deepest
NDTV
The Howrah Metro station has been built 33 metres (108 feet) below the surface and has four underground levels.
After three instances of subsidence and damage to houses in four years due to tunnelling work for the construction of a Metro line, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has assured the residents of Kolkata's Bowbazar area that their concerns are being taken into account.
Mr Vaishnaw today inspected the Howrah Maidan to Esplanade stretch of Kolkata's East-West Metro, which is slated to open to the public by the end of this year.
After completing an inspection of Howrah Maidan station, the minister undertook a trolley inspection through a tunnel and reached Howrah station, which is going to be the deepest Metro station in India. This Metro station has been built 33 metres (108 feet) below the surface and has four underground levels.
The minister also inspected an underwater tunnel which has been built 16 metres (52 feet) below the river Hooghly. Terming it an engineering marvel, Mr Vaishnaw expressed his happiness at the progress of work.
