Works of different Metro Railway projects in Kolkata have been going on during the lockdown. On 12.06.2021 a 25 metre long, 11.6 metre wide and 900 mm thick top slab of the subway connecting the underground Bimanbandar Metro Station and Jessore Road ( NH- 35) has been completed successfully inspite of heavy downpour.
- Keeping the forecast of heavy downpour in mind, complete covering was arranged at the site to protect workers, machineries as well as newly casted concrete.
- A total of 275 cubic metre concrete were consumed and all COVID protocols were maintained.
- During monsoon, such protective covering will be arranged for all the upcoming casting works at the airport site of Metro Railway.
- It is to be mentioned that the construction work of this 300 metre long sub-way connecting the underground Bimanbandar Station of Noapara-Barasat via Bimanbandar Metro project and Jessore Road has been going on in full swing during this lockdown maintaining all Covid protocols.
- All site workers have been vaccinated to protect them from COVID.
Non-interlocking work of Noapara Carshed completed:
Meanwhile, Metro Railway Kolkata has successfully completed Non-interlocking (NI) work of Noapara Carshed on 06.06.2021.
- This NI work involved modification of the existing Electronic Interlocking system at Noapara which is linked to all the routes, points, signals and track sections in the Carshed.
- The modification done through non-interlocking will greatly improve the operational flexibility of movement of rakes to and from Noapara and thereby increase performance parameters of train running of Metro Railway.
- Meanwhile, Shri Manoj Joshi, General Manager, Metro Railway has reviewed all the maintenance works of tracks, rakes and signaling system that have been undertaken during this lockdown at a high level meeting held on 07.06.2021.
- During this meeting, he expressed his satisfaction on the progress of these maintenance works.
- He instructed concerned officials to complete the works within the stipulated deadline.
- Shri Joshi was also briefed about the COVID treatment being provided at Tapan Sinha Memorial Hospital.
- He has advised to keep adequate oxygen cylinders, vaccines and medicines ready in this Hospital.
- He also instructed to provide necessary treatment and care to all those patients coming to this Hospital with post – COVID complications.
Source: Metro Railway Kolkata-Press Release
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