Kolkata: Lakhs of Behala residents along with commuters from South 24 Parganas—headed for Maheshtala, Amtala, and Diamond Harbour—faced a harrowing time travelling to work and back on Monday due to the shutdown of the Taratala Flyover for load testing. The shutdown, which began on Saturday evening, is slated to continue until Tuesday midnight. Such was the inconvenience that an IT employee,...
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KOLKATA: The ambitious Purple Line Metro Corridor project, connecting Joka to Esplanade, continues to make significant strides in Kolkata's ever-expanding metro network. With the Joka–Taratala segment having been inaugurated on December 30, 2022, and the Majherhat Metro station nearing completion, the construction work for the Majerhat to Esplanade section of the Purple Line is now in full swing. The...