Howrah Railway Station, Kolkata

Reports indicate that the East-West Metro stretch has faced delays and disruptions due to water leakage and soil subsidence. Meanwhile, the Metro Railway, Kolkata, has decided to renovate its four-decade-old infrastructure on the Dakshineswar-Kavi Subhas route due to detected cracks, with a target completion of nine months. These infrastructure upgrades are crucial for the city's public transport system.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed authorities to submit detailed action plans for waste and sewage management in Howrah to clean Hooghly river, address legacy waste, solid waste management, and sewage disposal with specific targets. This intervention seeks to enforce environmental accountability among civic and development bodies in the Kolkata Metropolitan Region.