Delhi Metro Rail Corporation completes longest twin tunnel in phase-IV

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC has completed the first twin tunnel breakthrough as part of its PhaseIV construction works an official statement saidWith the twin tunnels stretching approximately 3 kilometres it is the longest built under this phase of the project the statement readAccording to the official statement the two tunnel boring machines TBMs named Bhoomi and Srishti emerged simultaneously at Pulbangash Metro Station on Wednesday marking the completion of the twin tunnels connecting Derawal Nagar to Pulbangash on the Janakpuri WestR K Ashram corridor an extension of the Magenta lineBoth TBMs were successfully retrieved at Pulbangash Metro Station on Wednesday in just over 14 months covering a length of approximately 2997 metres at an average rate of 82 metres per tunnel per day This is also the longest tunnelling drive almost 3 km in DMRCrsquos Phase IV works the statement saidThe event was attended by Dharmendra Chief Secretary of Delhi and Dr Vikas Kumar Managing Director of DMRCAnuj Dayal Principal Executive Director of Corporate Communications at DMRC expressed pride in the accomplishment and reiterated the organizationrsquos commitment to delivering safe and efficient transport infrastructure for the residents of DelhiAfcons is executing the DC05 package that includes six underground stations tunnelling of 144km including crossover 10 cross passages and 170m open and underground ramp Today 3 km of twin tunnelling has been completed from Derawal Nagar to Pulbangash the company said in a statementThe twin tunnels were excavated at a depth of 1415 meters passing through densely populated areas such as Rana Pratap Bagh and Punjabi Basti Colony and crossing beneath the Najafgarh drain a structurally sensitive zoneDespite the challenges of tunnelling through submerged water conditions and navigating the underconstruction Ghanta Ghar station no damage was caused to any structures it said in the statementThe tunnels with an internal diameter of 58 metres feature six cross passages which will connect the two for passenger safety The civil work for this section was carried out by the contractor Ms AfconsThe deployment of TBM Bhoomi began on June 18 2023 and TBM Srishti followed on August 19 2023This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever