AFTER decades of being an important part of Kolkata’s public transport system, trams are on the verge of being pulled off the streets and used only for their heritage value to give joyrides to tourists.
Restraining the state government is a last-minute directive from the Calcutta High Court which has agreed to examine a petition by a public-spirited group of city-dwellers who point out that trams are good for the environment and interwoven with the life of the city.