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| logo = File:Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Logo.svg<br />
| logo_size = 150px<br />
| logo_caption = ''Pride of twin cities''<br />
| name = Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation<br>(KMRC)<br />
| hq_location = KMRCL Bhawan, HRBC Complex, 2nd & 3rd Floor, Munsi Premchand Sarani<br />
| type = Public transport<br />
| founded = 2008<br />
| hq_location_city = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| hq_location_country = [[India]]<br />
| area_served = [[Kolkata]], [[Howrah]]<br />
| services = Metro transportation services<br />
| owner = [[Government of India]]<br />
| website = http://www.kmrc.in/<br />
| key_people = {{plainlist|<br />
* Shri Manas Sarkar (Managing{{wbr}}&nbsp;Director)<br />
* Smt. Chandrima Roy (Chief{{wbr}}&nbsp;Vigilance Officer)<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:East West Metro Kolkata 13.jpg|thumb|Day one of the East West Metro Kolkata on 13th February, 2020]]<br />
[[File:East West Metro Kolkata rake.jpg|thumb|300px|A Kolkata East-West Metro rake]]<br />
'''Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC)''' is a Government of India enterprise formed in 2008. The agency was formed to oversee the implementing [[Kolkata Metro Line 2]], also known as East West Metro, connecting the twin cities [[Kolkata]] and [[Howrah]]. The under construction metro rail route will be partly underground including the part that will be under the river [[Ganges]]. The 16.6 km route will have six station each in underground and elevated portions. The terminal stations will be Salt Lake Sector V and the Howrah Maidan.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.kmrc.in/admin/uploads/AR_of_KMRCL.pdf|title=Annual Report|date=2017|publisher=Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.}}</ref> The elevated stretch started operations on 13 February 2020.<br />
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== Ownership ==<br />
=== History ===<br />
KMRC was formed as a joint venture company between two govt bodies, i.e. [[Government of West Bengal]] and [[Government of India]] on a 50-50 partnership basis. Ministry of Urban Development (now renamed as [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]]) holds the shares on behalf of Govt. of India.<br />
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On 29 September 2010, it was decided that Govt. of West Bengal will withdraw all its shares from KMRC, and Govt. of India will be the shareholder of KMRC along with [[Japan International Cooperation Agency|JICA]]. Thus Govt. of West Bengal gave all its shares to the [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], and making Kolkata Metro a central govt. entity again.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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=== Current status ===<br />
The current shareholders are given below- <br />
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* '''''Ministry of Railways''''' 74% (including the shares of Govt. of West Bengal) <br />
* '''''Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs''''' 26% <br />
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As of 31 March 2017, equity holding details- <br />
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* '''''Ministry of Railways'''''– {{INRConvert|721.50|c}} (68.03%) <br />
* '''''Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs'''''– {{INRConvert|339|c}} (31.97%)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kmrc.in/admin/uploads/KMRCL_Eng_Hindi.pdf|title=KMRC Annual Report}}</ref><br />
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== Hurdles faced ==<br />
The main problem that were faced by KMRC was regarding land. Most of the places, non-availability of land led to delay in the project multiple times. Some of them are mentioned below-<br />
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* Land issue for construction of a new Central station for Line 2, thus leading to route realignment.<br />
* Land issue in Duttabad for erection of piers of elevated stretch, and leading to resurveying of the stretch by RITES<br />
* Land and rehabilitation issues in construction of [[Mahakaran metro station|Mahakaran station]] and so shifting the station location. <br />
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Other issues were-<br />
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* Delay in finalisation of the newly aligned route from [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] to [[Howrah metro station|Howrah]].<br />
* Improper and irregular flow of funds <br />
* Traffic diversion related problems also led to delays<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kolkata Metro Line 1]]<br />
* [[Kolkata Metro Line 2]]<br />
* [[Kolkata Metro Line 3]]<br />
* [[Kolkata Metro Line 6]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.kmrc.in/}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110811081430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-15/kolkata/28159397_1_e-w-metro-kolkata-metro-rail-corporation-kmrc Meet on E-W Metro safety (Times of India)]<br />
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