Question: Recently West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that the state govt is in the process of signing an MoU for the monorail service with which of the following company?
(a) Burn Standard Company Limited
(b) Larsen & Toubro
(c) Central Japan Railway Company
(d) Shikoku Railway Company
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 28 September 2016 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that the state govt is in the process of signing a MoU for the monorail service with Burn Standard Company Limited (BSCL).
- It will cost around Rs 4,216 crore.
- The 14-kilometre-long monorail route has been finalised between Budge in South 24-Parganas and Ruby crossing on the eastern metropolitan bypass in south Kolkata.
- The new service will also connect commuters to the proposed metro rail network between New Garia to Kolkata airport.
- BSCL is headquartered in Bengal; BSCL was formed with the merger of Burn & Company founded in 1781 and Indian Standard Wagon founded in 1918.
- It was nationalised in 1975.
Reference:
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kolkata-monorail-service-mumbai-west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee-memorandum-of-understanding-south-24-parganas-taratala-new-alipore/1/776428.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Kolkata/Light-at-end-of-tunnel-for-Kolkatas-monorail-project/articleshow/54575036.cms
http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/monorail-project-in-kolkata-soon.html