KANPUR (Metro Rail News): Gulermak-SAM India Builtwell JV recorded the third breakthrough of its Tatya tunnel in the ambitious 32.4 Km Kanpur Metro Phase:01 project. The TBM built a tunnel from Naveen market to Bada Chauraha on the city’s Line 1, going from IIT Kanpur to Naubasta.
It’s 6th of the 8 breakthroughs planned in the Phase 1 project of the Kanpur Metro connecting MacRobertganj (Permat) Ramp – Nayaganj Station. With this, Line 1’s both up & down line tunnels have been built, connecting Nayaganj to Chunniganj Metro Station, covering a distance of 3.18 Km with 3 cut & cover station boxes.
UPMRC awarded the contract for Package KNPCC-05 to Gulermak-SAM India Builtwell JV in March 2021 with a 36-month deadline.
Kanpur metro is being built at a cost of Rs. 11,076.48 Crores, with its First Phase, the Orange Line running between IIT Kanpur & Motijheel, being inaugurated in December 2021 by PM Narendra Modi. The remaining 14.9 km stretch of Orange Line between Motijheel & Naubasta is under construction.
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