Deals6 Jan 2025, 10:13 pm
Afcons executes part of 13-km section of Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor, inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi
AI Summary
The Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi ji, inaugurated the 13-km section of the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor on Sunday. This event marks a new chapter in enhancing semi-high-speed regional connectivity for the National Capital Region. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 13km section between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar, which includes a 3.5km stretch of Package 6, being executed by Afcons. The 3.5km stretch comprises the New Ashok Nagar Station and the viaduct with six steel bow-string spans. The New Ashok Nagar station is the first elevated station of the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor in Delhi that will also have interconnectivity with the New Ashok Nagar Metro Station of the Delhi Metro.
Key Highlights
- Afcons executed a 3.5km stretch of the 13-km section of the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor.
- The executed stretch includes the New Ashok Nagar Station and six steel bow-string spans.
- The New Ashok Nagar station will have interconnectivity with the New Ashok Nagar Metro Station of the Delhi Metro.
- The six bow-string steel spans were installed amid heavy traffic congestion and an irrigation canal in Kondli in East Delhi.
- Afcons is also executing the Package 8 on the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor.