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Claiming that the Modi government is working towards development of the hitherto neglected regions of eastern and north eastern India, Union railways and commerce minister Piyush Goyal, called upon the West Bengal government to cooperate with the Railways to help finish the metro rail projects that are held up.
At the inauguration of the first 4.9-km stretch of the East-West Metro (EW Metro), which was conceived 11 years back, Goyal said, “There are issues ranging from land acquisition and encroachment which is resulting in these projects getting delayed. In some areas, we need cooperation from the state government as well”.
