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West Bengal government decides to install Monorail


West Bengal government has decided to install monorail from Budge Budge in South 24-Parganas to Ruby Connector in Kolkata. 
●    This was informed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 29 September 2016.
●    The 14-kilometre-long monorail route will connect Budge Budge to Ruby via Taratala, New Alipore and Prince Anwar Shah Road and will come up at a cost of 4216 crore rupees. 
●    This new service will also connect commuters to the proposed metro rail network between New Garia to Kolkata airport.
●    For execution of the monorail project, the state transport department will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Burn Standard Company Limited. 
●    Burn Standard Company Limited will be funding the project and the state government will provide land for the purpose.
●    The Chief Minister said that there would not be any problem over land acquisition as minimum land would be required to construct pillars and elevated tracks would be laid connecting them.
 

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