Maidan Market hurdle for Joka-Esplanade Metro work in West Bengal

KOLKATA: The process of choosing a contractor for the Joka-Esplanade corridor’s underground section has started but implementing agency Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) will not be able to delegate the work unless the state government officially approves shifting of Bidhan Market.

In November 2021, in a meeting convened by chief secretary H K Dwivedi at Nabanna, various agencies involved in the Metro construction had agreed to shift Bidhan Market, more commonly known as the Maidan Market. RVNL had proposed building a new Bidhan Market above the under-construction East-West Metro station on RR Avenue.

“Several meetings and letters later, we are still waiting for the official letter from the state government.