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Chingrighata Metro work likely to finish ahead of deadline
The Story in Brief
Work on the second phase of the delayed Chingrighata section of Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line is likely to finish ahead of schedule, Millennium Post reports. RVNL began construction at 8 pm on Friday to close the 366-metre viaduct gap between piers 318 and 319 on the Garia-bound flank of EM Bypass.
A senior traffic official said all 12 segments had been launched, chemical pasting was complete and traction work was nearly finished. Curing was scheduled from 10 pm on Sunday to 6 am on Monday. Authorities hoped to reopen the affected stretch by 6 am, although traffic restrictions remained permitted until 8 am. The work had been held up for over a year by permissions linked to traffic management. Following interventions by the Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court, traffic blocks were approved. Completion will allow Metro Railway to begin track laying. Traffic diversions continued until Monday morning.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The report uses officials’ progress updates and the expected early reopening to frame the work as nearing completion. It gives less space to the earlier delay, recording the permission dispute mainly as background rather than examining its administrative causes. A careful reading separates physical construction from operational readiness. Girder launching and traction work may be almost complete, but curing, track laying and later commissioning still stand between construction and passenger service. The immediate measure was whether the road could reopen by 6 am, while the next substantive point to watch is the start and progress of track laying on the Chingrighata stretch.
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Source: millenniumpost.in (neutral report)
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