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Trams-Kolkata does away with slice of history
The Morning Standard
|September 26, 2024
THE West Bengal government has decided to stop Kolkata's 150-year-old tram service in some parts of Kolkata due to vehicular traffic.
Transport Minister Snehashish Chakraborty, however, said that no date has been fixed to discontinue the service.
"There is no date fixed to do so. We are not discontinuing tramways from today or tomorrow, we are aware of people's emotions. Moreover, the matter is also pending before the Calcutta High Court. We will abide by the court direction," Chakraborty said.
"As roads comprise only 6% of Kolkata's surface area and with increase in vehicular traffic, we have observed that trams cannot ply the roads along the same routes at the same time as it is leading to congestion," Chakraborty said.
This story is from the September 26, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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