A total of 40 steel girders have been placed on 10 spans for the 290 metre-long section. These steel girders have been fabricated and brought from a workshop of Ambala in Haryana. This has not only saved time but also there was no need to create a separate casting yard for the concrete casting of the girders. The length of these girders varies from 16 to 38 metres and the height of the viaduct stands at about 8 to 9.5 metres. A curved span of radius 200 metres is also a part of this stretch. Earlier, for the construction of the Chhattarpur Metro station also, DMRC had adopted a similar method of using steel structures because the construction of that station was also delayed due to land acquisition issues. The work on installing these steel girders and casting of deck slab was completed in April just before the second surge of the Covid pandemic. This was a significant achievement because the civil construction on this stretch was started in early 2020 and was repeatedly hampered by the pandemic induced lockdowns and issues such as the non-availability of workforce. Now, track laying and other ancillary works have commenced on this stretch between Mayur Vihar Pocket – 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake following the completion of civil work. Overhead Electrification work is also in progress. The track laying work is expected to be completed by the end of this month. Preliminary trials are expected to start thereafter all efforts are being made to further expedite the progress of work on this particular stretch. The section shall be operational immediately after receiving the mandatory clearances from all concerned authorities.
