Metro to build subways along Outer Ring Road.

Crossing the Outer Ring Road will get easier by next year. Delhi Metro is planning to build subways all along the Janakpuri (west)-Botanical Garden corridor. These subways, which will come up at important intersections, will not only ease access to Metro stations but will also help pedestrians.

Subways will come up at Munirka, Dabri, RK Puram, IIT, Panchsheel Park, Chirag Delhi and Nehru Enclave.

In fact, the subway planned at the Munirka Metro station is expected to cater to a large number of people trying to access Munirka Village and the market. 'The station at Munirka will be one of the busiest ones on the corridor and will cater to approximately 19,000 people per day in 2016,' said Anuj Dayal, spokesman, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The subway will be located near the Munirka flyover and will be in the unpaid area.

The subway is being constructed using the box pushing technology, with which vertical excavation or large scale digging is not required, said Delhi Metro officials. 'This method is much faster than the conventional cut and cover technology used generally for construction of subways. For this subway, had we opted for the conventional cut and cover technology, we would have had to excavate the road above, which would have disrupted traffic movement,' added Dayal.

The total length of the subway will be approximately 43m. Seven precast RCC boxes will be pushed, with an internal size of 4.2m by 4.7m and length of each box being 6.3m.

The condition of the road above will be monitored through various high precision instruments during the construction period. 'The box pushing drive is expected to be complete by May,' Dayal added.


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