Work on the construction of a new 560-metre-long bridge, the first-ever metro bridge over the Yamuna to be built using the cantilever construction technique, has been halted due to the rising water level of the river, a senior official said on Friday.
Delhi Metro at present has four bridges across the Yamuna, and in view of the rising water level of the river, trains are crossing these bridges at a restricted speed of 30 kmph as a precautionary measure, officials said on Thursday.
The four bridges are at Yamuna Bank (698.8 metres on the Blue Line), Nizamuddin (602.8 metres on the Pink Line), Kalindi Kunj (574 metres on the Magenta Line), and Shastri Park (553 metres on the Red Line).
The swollen river has crossed the danger mark, breaching the all-time record of 1978, flooding low-lying areas near the banks.
A senior DMRC official, when asked if the work on construction of the fifth metro bridge over the Yamuna had been halted, said, “Yes, it has been,” adding the work was halted about three days ago due to the rising water level of the Yamuna.
The DMRC had commenced preliminary work on the construction of the fifth metro bridge over the Yamuna as part of its Phase-4 work on the Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor in 2020.
The new bridge will come up between two existing bridges on the Yamuna, i.e., the Wazirabad Bridge and the Signature Bridge.
The bridge, with eight spans and nine piers, will connect Soorghat metro station and Sonia Vihar metro station on the Pink Line.