Pragati Maidan tunnel cannot be repaired, needs total overhaul: PWD official
The Hindu
Delhi's Pragati Maidan tunnel requires a complete overhaul due to large cracks caused by delays and negligence.
The delay in the completion of the Pragati Maidan tunnel and negligence in its maintenance led to large cracks in the structure that now requires a complete overhaul, said a senior official at the Delhi’s Public Works Department (PWD) on Tuesday, February 6,2024.
The tunnel at present is not safe for commuters. The condition is such that it cannot be repaired without a major revamp,” the official said.
The ambitious project was completed at a cost of ₹777 crore and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2022.
The 1.3-km-long tunnel and five five underpasses linking it are part of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project that aimed to ease connectivity between central Delhi with eastern parts of the city and satellite towns of Noida and Ghaziabad.
It had witnessed multiple closures due to waterlogging during the floods last year.
Another department official said the tunnel was flooded whenever the city received moderate to high rainfall.
“While all underground tunnels develop minor leakages, this particular tunnel was not repaired by the maintaining authority [L&T] despite multiple communications to the company in the past two months,” he added.
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