The Calcutta Tram Users’ Association (CTUA) will hold a demonstration on Sunday at the Kidderpore tram depot to demand, among other things, the restoration of the most scenic route, which has remained suspended ever since Cyclone Amphan struck two years ago.
“At present, only two routes (no. 25 and no. 24/29) are operational. This dismal state of affairs goes directly against the opinion of experts and a section of bureaucrats who agree that trams, alongside electric vehicles, can play a key role in reducing the city’s carbon footprint and significantly aid in its fight against climate change,” the CTUA said in a statement.
Apart from the restoration of the scenic route no. 36, which connected Kidderpore and Esplanade and cut through the Maidan, the demonstration, the statement said, would also demand resumption of route numbers 5 and 18 within six months; the resumption of all routes closed due to metro work at BBD Bag; and the immediate recruitment and training of tram drivers.
