Joka-Esplanade Metro: Work Begins For Joka-esplanade Metro’s 5km Underground Part | Kolkata Information

Kolkata: Work for the underground tunnelling part of the Joka-Esplanade hall, additionally known as the Purple line, has now began. Implementing company RVNL has began constructing the shaft from the place the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will likely be launched for burrowing and constructing the underground tunnels. The shaft is being constructed contained in the St Thomas’ College grounds in Kidderpore.
The Purple line presently runs 8km from Joka to Majerhat.The hall, from Joka to Esplanade, will cowl 14km, of which 5km is underground. “The primary section of tunnelling will likely be from Kidderpore to Victoria station. However the TBMs will likely be deployed solely after the shaft development inside St Thomas’ College is accomplished,” a Metro Railway spokesperson stated on Saturday.

TOI reported on April 6 that the development of the station field of the Victoria station has began, with the diaphragm partitions, which is able to isolate the under-construction construction from the encircling soil and floor water and permit secure excavation of development. L&T is contracted to construct the Rs 2,447crore 5km Mominpore-Esplanade part. L&T has additionally barricaded land for beginning the Purple line’s Park Avenue Metro station, which can have an interface with the present North-South hall’s Park Avenue station. Cordoning of the land reverse Victoria Memorial Corridor (VMH) had began in Sept final 12 months. Over the previous six months, amongst different pre-construction work (like mobilizing gear), the Fountain of Pleasure was dismantled.
“To assemble the Park Avenue station of the Purple line, three Maidan golf equipment, Calcutta Police Membership, Calcutta Kennel Membership and Rajasthan Membership will likely be quickly relocated outdoors the development zone. To permit these golf equipment to proceed to perform whereas the development is underway, transportable cabins are being supplied. They may perform as membership homes and accommodate the wants of the golf equipment and administrative work,” the Metro Railway spokesperson stated. He stated 5 such containers have already been put in on the vacant house of the Maidan close to Park Avenue. The remainder of the containers will likely be arriving quickly.
“For development of Esplanade Metro station, Kolkata Mounted Police paddock will likely be relocated quickly to a different location of the Maidan close to Shahid Minar,” the official stated. To make method for the Purple line’s tunnels, which will likely be constructed within the cut-and-cover methodology past Park Avenue, Manohardas Tarag will likely be dewatered. PWD has already handed over the water physique to RVNL, which is able to restore it as soon as the development is over,” he added.

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