Jadavpur subway: smart inside, stink outside by railgenie on 19 September, 2013 - 08:56 PM | ||
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![]() | Jadavpur subway: smart inside, stink outside on 19 September, 2013 - 08:56 PM | |
Two years after diggers started burrowing under the tracks of a railway crossing and masons placed the first brick, the 15m-long underpass adjacent to Jadavpur station has been thrown open last month. Until then, thousands walked across the tracks every day — risking lives or limbs — to avoid a 2km detour via the Prince Anwar Shah Road connector or Sukanta Setu. The underpass, which was supposed to be ready in two months after work began in August 2011, connects KS Roy Road in Jadavpur and Jheel Road in Garfa. It actually took the authorities just 29 days to build the subway from the day an associate professor of Jadavpur University tripped on the tracks and a Canning-bound train severed his right leg in June. Metro took a walk to list the pros and cons. |