Nagpur : Work on two reaches of Nagpur Metro — Sitabuldi to Mihan (reach 1) and Sitabuldi to Lokmanya Nagar, Hingna Road (reach 3) — is progressing as per schedule and will be complete by March 2019.
According to MahaMetro officials, the entire project will be ready by December 2019. Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari had set a target of completing the Nagpur Metro by December 2018. While Metro officials did not counter him publicly, they submitted December 2019 as the date of completion to union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA).
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had told the Metro would roll out by November 2017. However, the at grade section of the Metro got Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) certification in April 2018.
A source in MahaMetro said that there were five components of the Metro work — Viaduct, stations, electrical, information technology (IT) and telecommunications and signalling.
“Work on viaduct of reach 3 is about 95% complete while stations are 40% complete. Of these, Lokmanya Nagar, Subhash Nagar and Institution of Engineers are 75% complete,” he said.
“The viaduct of reach 1 is around 95% complete while stations are 60% complete. The construction of National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) double decker flyover is, however, less than 95% complete,” said the source.
MahaMetro may complete all works by March 2019 but it will not be able to start commercial operations until it gets certification from Research Development and Standards Organization (RDSO) and CMRS.
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