Kolkata East-West Metro Project

The Kolkata metropolitan area relies heavily on road traffic as a mode of transportation, as evidenced by the fact that public and privately owned bus lines have a 68% share of the city's mode of transport, compared to 25% for suburban railroad and loop lines, 2% for streetcars, 2% for subways, and 3% for ferries.This project aims to cope with the surge in transport needs in the Kolkata metropolitan area in the state of West Bengal, India, by establishing a mass transit system in the region, and thereby help activate the regional economy and improve the urban environment through alleviation of traffic congestion and reduction of environmental pollution caused by traffic jams.

Area of Evaluation: 

Mitigation

Thematic Cluster: 

Transport

Theme of Evaluation: 

Transport

Sub Cluster: 

Public Transport

GEF Funding: 

No

Level of Evaluation: 

Local

Region: 

South Asia

Institution: 

JICA

Evaluation Author: 

JICA

Year of Evaluation: 

2007