Appraising Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation's East West Metro Corridor Project
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Case Details:
Case Code : FINC068
Case Length : 21 pages
Period : 2009-2010
Pub. Date : 2011
Teaching Note : Available (6 Pages)
Organization : Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Industry : Transportation
Countries : India
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Excerpts
The Challenge
In 1984, Kolkata became the first city to have a metro rail system in India. The system was developed to fulfill the increasing need for urban transportation which had been a perennial problem for the city, right since the pre-independence era...
The Project
The EWMC project was conceived as comprising an underwater metro tunnel (a first in India
- at around 15 meters below the bed of the river Hooghly ), a few underground
sections, and some elevated sections at the median verge of roads...
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The Project Rationale
There had always been a felt need for an urban rapid mass transportation system to mitigate the traffic problems of Kolkata. The traffic was getting worse with the rapid urbanization and growth of the city, especially due to expansion into newer areas, according to observers. However, the problem was not limited to Kolkata. With the booming economic growth and rapid urbanization across the country, most urban centers which had already grown or were growing rapidly were expected to face problems of similar type and magnitude in the near future, i.e., if they were not facing it already...
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