The Calcutta Tram Users Association, comprising tram enthusiasts and supporters of conserving tramways in the city, has welcomed the Calcutta High Court order of January 14 to restore bituminised tram tracks. The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday heard a petition filed by public interest group People United for Better Living in Calcutta over the alleged bituminisation of tram tracks in …
The sole tram lovers’ body in Kolkata — which has long been demanding the revival of the slow, charming and environment-friendly mode of transport — received warm and unexpected support from crowds when its members joined a recent protest march demanding justice in the R.G. The number of Calcutta Tram Users’ Association members who joined the march from College Street …
Tram enthusiasts in Kolkata are preparing to petition West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and intensify their public campaign after news emerged that her government wanted to shut down the tram except for one route for the purpose of tourism. We will also try to create pressure by mobilising public opinion,” said filmmaker Mahadeb Shi, general secretary of Calcutta Tram …
If biochemistry and the Kolkata tram had a friend in common, it would be Debasish Bhattacharyya. Logically, we are much ahead of anti-tram lobbies,” said Dr. Bhattacharyya, president of CTUA, or Calcutta Tram Users’ Association, ahead of the events on Saturday to mark 151 years of the Kolkata tram. “Since I was a Central Government servant, the State authority could …