Daijiworld Media Network - Kolkata (SHP)
Kolkata, Aug 9: Union Railways minister, Piyush Goyal announced that the first underwater train project in the city under the Hooghly River is almost complete.
In a tweet by Goyal, he expressed how the project would serve as a proud moment for Indians and with completion of the project the people of Kolkata will have ease of transport.
The project will also exemplify the brilliance of the engineers involved. The 16 km long project will connect Salt Sector-5 with Howrah Maidan. The phase-one of the project connecting Salt Lake Sector-5 to Salt Lake Stadium will soon be operational.
In order to safeguard the tunnel from the water of Hooghly River, four layers of protection are used on the tunnel.