(Shutterstock)Metro tracks will finally be built under the Maidan for the Joka-Esplanade project with the railway ministry approving additional funds for building the tracks, an official said on Wednesday. In a letter to Calcutta Metro, the ministry has allocated Rs 2,825 crore for building 6km of tracks underground, said an official. The defence ministry had agreed to allow tracks of the Joka-Esplanade Metro to go through the Maidan in 2015, ending a four-year stalemate. According to plans, there will be four underground stations, one each at Kidderpore, Victoria Memorial, Park Street and Esplanade. At Esplanade, there will be integration of three routes, existing north-south Metro, East-West Metro and Joka-Esplanade Metro.

Source: The Telegraph July 17, 2019 21:02 UTC