India, March 5 -- India is all set to make history on March 6, 2024, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country's first underwater metro tunnel beneath the Hooghly River in Kolkata.

The announcement was made by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on March 2, 2024, highlighting the remarkable progress achieved under the Kolkata Metro project in the past 10 years compared to the previous four decades.

India's first underwater metro tunnel in Kolkata: Everything to know

Kolkata Metro creates History!For the first time in India,a Metro rake ran under any river today!Regular trial runs from #HowrahMaidan to #Esplanade will start very soon. Shri P Uday Kumar Reddy,General Manager has described this run as a historic moment for...