Metro Eyes Airport Link After Chingrighata Breakthrough

01 Jun 2026 CW Team

Metro Railway chief public relations officer S S Kannan said the Chingrighata work removed a major bottleneck on the New Garia?Airport corridor and that girder launching finished three hours ahead of schedule, with traffic on the EM Bypass restored at five am. The Orange Line had been stalled for one and a half years at the crossing because elevated viaduct construction required prolonged traffic diversions that were not earlier granted. Permission for temporary blocks allowed work to start and officials said progress has resumed.

Officials said the work was carried out in two phases over successive weekends, with RVNL first completing a 28 metre span between piers 317 and 318 before bridging a 34 metre span between piers 318 and 319. On the Joka?Esplanade Purple Line, work around Park Street has reached an advanced stage but relocation of B C Roy Market at Esplanade remains a hurdle. The corridor could take another two to two and a half years before services reach Esplanade, planned as a major interchange for three metro lines and buses.

On the Airport?Barasat corridor, tunnelling has passed the airport station and work between the airport and Michael Nagar is progressing quickly, although land related issues towards Barasat persist and meetings have been scheduled to resolve them. Officials indicated the Barasat extension could take another three years. Kavi Subhash station is expected to reopen before Durga Puja after completion of technical civil engineering work, the closure having been imposed purely for passenger safety.

Officials said the Barrackpore Metro project remains sanctioned and RVNL is studying alignment options that are likely to favour an elevated solution. The Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on X that the 62 metre viaduct gap had been bridged and that final works were completed with night traffic blockades over two successive weekends, allowing the busy crossing to reopen three hours ahead of schedule.

Completion of girder launching at Chingrighata has revived hopes of faster progress on several stalled Kolkata Metro projects. Metro Railway is aiming for December 2026 to open the Beleghata to IT Centre section so Orange Line passengers can interchange with the Green Line at Sector V and reach Howrah Maidan. The authority is targeting December 2027 for extension of services to the airport. Metro Railway chief public relations officer S S Kannan said the Chingrighata work removed a major bottleneck on the New Garia?Airport corridor and that girder launching finished three hours ahead of schedule, with traffic on the EM Bypass restored at five am. The Orange Line had been stalled for one and a half years at the crossing because elevated viaduct construction required prolonged traffic diversions that were not earlier granted. Permission for temporary blocks allowed work to start and officials said progress has resumed. Officials said the work was carried out in two phases over successive weekends, with RVNL first completing a 28 metre span between piers 317 and 318 before bridging a 34 metre span between piers 318 and 319. On the Joka?Esplanade Purple Line, work around Park Street has reached an advanced stage but relocation of B C Roy Market at Esplanade remains a hurdle. The corridor could take another two to two and a half years before services reach Esplanade, planned as a major interchange for three metro lines and buses. On the Airport?Barasat corridor, tunnelling has passed the airport station and work between the airport and Michael Nagar is progressing quickly, although land related issues towards Barasat persist and meetings have been scheduled to resolve them. Officials indicated the Barasat extension could take another three years. Kavi Subhash station is expected to reopen before Durga Puja after completion of technical civil engineering work, the closure having been imposed purely for passenger safety. Officials said the Barrackpore Metro project remains sanctioned and RVNL is studying alignment options that are likely to favour an elevated solution. The Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on X that the 62 metre viaduct gap had been bridged and that final works were completed with night traffic blockades over two successive weekends, allowing the busy crossing to reopen three hours ahead of schedule.

Infrastructure Transport

01 Jun 2026

MMRDA advances 250 m on Orange Gate–Marine Drive tunnel

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has completed 250 m of underground tunnelling for the Orange Gate–Marine Drive Urban Road Tunnel using India’s largest slurry shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) deployed for an urban road project.The project involves twin tunnels extending over 7 km beneath critical transport corridors, including Central Railway, Western Railway and Metro Line 3. The work requires high-precision engineering to navigate densely developed urban infrastructure.Once completed, the tunnel is expected to reduce travel time between Orange Gate and Marin..

Infrastructure Urban

01 Jun 2026

Hindustan Zinc Pays Rs 188.46 Billion in FY26

Hindustan Zinc contributed Rs 188.46 billion to the public exchequer in FY 2025-26, according to its 9th Tax Transparency Report. The contribution, equivalent to 46 per cent of the company’s revenue, included direct and indirect taxes, government royalties, dividends to the Government of India, withholding taxes and other statutory levies.The company’s five-year cumulative contribution to the exchequer stood at Rs 915.72 billion. In FY26, Hindustan Zinc reported revenue of Rs 408.44 billion, EBITDA of Rs 221.62 billion and profit after tax of Rs 138.32 billion. It also achieved its highest..

Infrastructure Urban

01 Jun 2026

World of Concrete India 2026 Opens in Mumbai

Informa Markets in India will host the 12th edition of World of Concrete India 2026 from 3–5 June 2026 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The specialised B2B exhibition will bring together manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, developers, architects, consultants, infrastructure companies, project leaders and government stakeholders.The event is expected to feature over 350 brands and more than 18,000 trade professionals. It will cover concrete and cement, dry mortar, precast technologies, formwork, construction chemicals, industrial and commercial flooring, scaffolding, safety solutio..