Kolkata, Nov 17 (PTI) A major hurdle in the construction of the Kolkata Metro’s Purple Line (Joka-Park Street) was resolved on Monday after the project's implementing agency, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), and the Consulate General of Nepal signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to exchange land parcels.

Under the agreement, 409.53 sq. metres of land owned by the Consulate General of Nepal will be exchanged with 526.34 sq. metres of adjoining Metro Railway land, facilitating the construction of a ramp between Mominpur and Khidderpore for the proposed Mominpur-Esplanade underground section.

This 409.53 sq. mtr. of land is urgently required for construction of a ramp between Mominpur and Khidderpore, officials said.

He recalled that several meetings between 2022 and 2025 involving t

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