This story is from January 2, 2016

Metro rail work to start on Hingna Road from March

Metro rail work to start on Hingna Road from March
Nagpur: Work on metro rail from Lokmanya Nagar (Hingna Road) to Rani Jhansi Square will begin from mid-March. Work on the Mihan depot to Munje Square (Sitabuldi) section has already started and has now reached Wardha Road. Thus by March, civil work will start on more than 50% of the metro corridor.
Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) was supposed to begin work on east-west corridor after appointing general consultant in December itself.
Due to delay on part of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in preparing tender document for the appointment of general consultant for NMRCL, the process is still going on. The consultant is expected to start work by February end. In order to avoid further delay, NMRCL officials decided to start work on the second corridor on their own.
Brijesh Dixit, managing director of NMRCL, told TOI, “Tender for the 10-km-long Hingna Road section has been floated and January 28 is the last date for submission. It will be finalized by third week of February and work will begin in a few days after that. There is no estimate for this section as the work will be done through design and built model. The civil work of 12-km-long stretch from Mihan to Sitabuldi is costing us Rs 335 crore.”
The MD said that work on installation of signalling system, tracks and traction system (electric supply) will start from May. “Depot construction will also start and we will also bring rolling stock (wagons). The consultant will oversee this process,” he added.
NMRCL has given the work of designing metro stations on Mihan-Sitabuldi section to L&T. “We plan to build the Khapri and New Airport stations, on Gothic (classical) style. The Khapri metro station will be integrated with the existing metro station,” Dixit said.
The first anniversary of NMRCL falls on February 18. The company is planning a massive public interaction drive on this occasion. “There are two types of stakeholders. The first is the ones involved in the construction. We will interact with architects, engineers, manufacturers, vendors, etc and seek inputs from them. The second are the users. We will meet organizations representing women, students, senior citizens, handicapped persons, businessmen and industrialists to know their needs,” the MD said.
The heritage committee has asked NMRCL to submit the design of Kasturchand Park metro station. NMRCL needs a piece of the ground for constructing the approaches to the station. “If we do not get the land, people going to or coming from Civil Lines to the station will have to travel an extra 300 metres. This may discourage these people from using the metro,” he said.
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