Kolkata Metro | Bridge collapse delay the metro work, more than a year
Kolkata: The Majerhat bridge collapse is likely to have an adverse impact on the ongoing 16.72km Joka-Esplanade Metro project by as much as one and a half years. The Kolkata metro project has already suffered serious time and cost overruns because of encroachment and land issues. Construction of Majerhat station and viaduct in front of the Alipore mint, which is in full swing, will get delayed as taking the material to the site will be an issue, with a major part of the site being cordoned off for dismantling the old structure and re-erecting a new one. According to a source in Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), the implementing agency of this project, work next to the spot where the portion of the bridge collapsed may have to be suspended for some days. [caption id="attachment_17082" align="alignnone" width="650"] The Majerhat bridge collapse[/caption] Significantly, the elevated Majerhat Metro station is being constructed on a plot next to the collapsed Ma...