Study on the Environmental and Social Issues Related to East-West Metro Corridor Project, Kolkata
A Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Kolkata's East-West Metro corridor — projecting the environmental and social effects of a project designed to meet future transport demand and ease the road system.
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Year
2006-2007
Geography
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Sponsor
Transport Department, Government of West Bengal; RITES; and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
SDG alignment
SDG 11, SDG 9
Project Investigator / Team
Project Investigator: Mr. Tarun Chandra Dutt — Former IAS, Government of India
Objectives
Main objectives of the project (as commissioned): meeting transport demands in future; reducing travel time; relief to the road system; and environment-friendly development projection. Our objectives: to project the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the execution process of this project.
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