BJP govt sets in motion plan to revive Kolkata's historic trams
Kolkata, June 29 -- The iconic electricity-driven trams, which were largely phased out in 2024 due to mounting losses, may be headed for a major revival on the streets of Kolkata under the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regime as it attempts to breathe new life into the environment-friendly transit system, transport minister Arjun Singh has said.
The recently elected BJP government has now engaged the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) to conduct a survey to help revive the service. "We want to revive the environment-friendly public transport system. RITES has been asked to conduct a survey," Singh said.
RITES is a public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways that offers engineering and consultancy service...
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