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Bringing down heritage: How Kolkata's metro tunneling caused irreparable damage

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Over 500 residents were evacuated from Kolkata’s Bowbazar as the underground Metro tunneling hit an aquifer causing severe damage to century-old buildings rendering them uninhabitable.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2019/sep/15/bringing-down-heritage-how-kolkatas-metro-tunneling-caused-irreparable-damage-2033728.html

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