Kolkata Metro’s Purple Line reaches a key construction milestone as tunnel boring machine (TBM) “Divya” breaks through at Victoria Station, marking the completion of the final breakthrough on the Khidderpore–Victoria stretch. The tunnelling phase on this segment is reported to have taken around 10 months, with the breakthrough enabling subsequent tunnelling-related and fit-out work.
The Hindu and Swarajya both report that the breakthrough at Victoria completes the second tunnel on the Khidderpore–Victoria section. Both outlets link the milestone to work progressing after earlier delays for the Purple Line, and indicate that further activity can continue along the corridor once the TBM segment is finished.
While the outlets largely agree on the milestone’s timing and location, their coverage emphasizes slightly different framing: Swarajya highlights the TBM “Divya” breaking through and the duration of tunnelling, while The Hindu focuses on the “final tunnel breakthrough” at Victoria and the implications for continuing work on the delayed Purple Line.
