Nitish launches work on Patna Metro Corridor-II

24 Aug 2022 CW Team

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav jointly launched the construction work on the underground metro section of Corridor-II Patna Junction to Patliputra Bus Terminal at Rajendra Nagar.

The civil work on the underground metro station at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium has commenced with the construction of the diaphragm wall (D-wall), the main support structure to demarcate the station premises.

The around 82 ft long D-wall, a concrete structure, was inserted in the dug-up ground with similar depth. The underground work on Patna Metro project has started and the overground work is also being done. All the necessary instructions have been issued to the officials regarding the construction work.

Corridor-II of Metro Rail will be 7.9 km long comprising six underground Metro stations – Patna Junction (interchangeable station), Akashvani, Gandhi Maidan, PMCH, Patna University, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium and Rajendra Nagar.

The work on the elevated (overground) section of Corridor-II of Patna Metro is in progress as it is a priority corridor. It will be 6.5 km long with five elevated stations at Malahi Pakri, Khemnichak (interchangeable station), Bhoothnath, Zero Mile and Patliputra Bus Terminal.

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