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Chingrighata Metro second phase to finish before deadline
The second phase of construction on Kolkata Metro's long-delayed Chingrighata section of the Orange Line is likely to finish before its deadline. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd began work on Friday evening to…
The Story in Brief
The second phase of construction on Kolkata Metro's long-delayed Chingrighata section of the Orange Line is likely to finish before its deadline. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd began work on Friday evening to bridge a 366-metre gap in the viaduct over the Garia-bound flank of EM Bypass, a missing link that had delayed Metro connectivity from Kavi Subhash to Salt Lake Sector V for over a year. Traffic permission delays had stalled the work until the Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court intervened.
By Sunday evening, all 12 segments had been launched successfully, chemical pasting was complete, and traction work was nearly finished. Only curing work remains, expected to continue from 10 pm Sunday to 6 am Monday. The first phase, installing a 28-metre concrete deck between piers 317 and 318, was completed ahead of schedule earlier in May. Completion of girder-launching will allow track-laying on the stretch.
The Indian Opinion
The common narrative that infrastructure projects in India always run late and blame traffic or courts is wearing thin. Here, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd finished the first phase ahead of schedule and is set to repeat that in the second phase, despite a year-long delay caused by permissions wrangling. The real test will be whether track-laying and subsequent trial runs also beat their deadlines. If they do, it would show that court intervention, not government speed, actually unclogged the project.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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