INDIA
DNA Web Team | Oct 08, 2018, 06:59 PM IST
1.Regulate temperatures in tunnels
To ensure temperature inside the tunnels is maintained, ventilation shafts are installed in form of pipes that also remove smoke during emergency; The Airport Metro station near the international terminal will come up on Sahar Road; CCTV cameras help monitor the activity inside the tunnel section; With the help of small trains, cement and other muck generated due to tunneling is moved out. According to MMRC, around 19,40,254 cubic metres of muck has been disposed.- Hemant Padalkar/DNA
2.TBMs to the rescue
To make tunnelling a reality, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has purchased 17 tunnel boring machine (TBM)s, which were manufactured and shipped from China. - Aadesh Chaudhary/DNA
3.Distance between stations
Work on tunneling has already begun, and the entire stretch has been divided into seven packages, with separate contractors for each. Each section will account for three-four stations. The tunnels may range from the smallest at 5.88 kilometres, from Cuffe Parade to Hutatma Chowk, till as much as 10.95 kilometres, as the stretch between Siddhivinayak and Sitladevi. - Salman Ansari/DNA
4.Airport work pending
Work on tunneling this stretch is already underway on six out of seven sections, with the only section that’s yet to see tunneling work being the one running under the airport. - Aadesh Chaudhary/DNA Photo
5.Graphical representaton of Mumbai's underground service
This is the route that will be an integral part of Mumbai's public transport network
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