Following the collapse of the Majerhat Bridge on September 4, the ongoing construction of the East-West Metro has been put on hold.
After a meeting with senior officials from Public Works Department (PWD), Kolkata Municipal Development Authority (KMDA) and the police, West Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, said that an initial report from the PWD has indicated that some vibrations were felt in the area where the mishap took place on account the under-construction metro railway project.
“We have decided that till the investigation committee submits its report, the work undertaken by the Metro Railway will be temporarily suspended”, she