Known for completing projects ahead of schedule, Delhi Metro will for the first time miss its deadline on the Noida corridor, thanks to the extra checks being conducted.
Known for completing projects ahead of schedule, Delhi Metro will for the first time miss its deadline on the Noida corridor, thanks to the extra checks being conducted by the DMRC which is overcautious after a few mishaps in the construction of new age transport system.
The 13.1 km line from Yamuna Bank in East Delhi to Noida City Centre on the outskirts of the capital will be operational only by November, a month after the original deadline, Delhi government sources said.
The delay is on account of extra checks being conducted on the structures of corridor and strengthening of pillars and cantilevers, they said.
This will be the first time that DMRC will miss the deadline as it has completed all the earlier projects and inaugurated lines well before schedule.
The re-checking of canitlevers and pillars is being conducted in the backdrop of the July 12 Zamrudpur mishap, in which an under-construction bridge collapsed killing six people.
"DMRC is strengthening cantilevers and pillars on the Noida Line. Some pillars on the corridor had hairline cracks and they have been strengthened. Eight cantilevers are also being strengthened," an official said.
The official pointed out that precautionary measures are being taken by the DMRC as it does not want to take any chances considering the fact it has already been at the receiving end due to mishaps.
"Though the pillars on the line have been examined and it has been found that cracks, detected during an inspection, were not serious, the DMRC is not willing to take chances," he said.
The DMRC had last month said the corridor will be opened to the public by the end of September, ahead of scheduled completion in October.
The DMRC will need at least seven trains to start services on the Yamuna Bank-Noida sector as the load on this link is expected to be more.
This will be the first time that the Metro will cross the Delhi border.
Delhi Metro began the trial runs on the Yamuna Bank-Noida corridor on July 26 with the train running up to New Ashok Nagar station on the Delhi-UP border. The trial run from New Ashok Nagar to Noida Sector 60 is expected to begin soon.
With the opening of the section, Line III will comprise a total of 42 stations and its length will increase to 47.2 kms.
There are 10 stations in the 13.1 km section, out of which four fall within Delhi while 6 stations fall in Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
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