Cracks have been noticed on two piers with cantilevers on the newly constructed Yamuna Bank- Noida Metro line during an inspection of all Metro structures, a move taken up after the July 12 mishap which claimed six lives. The cracks have been noticed at a time when the Delhi [Images] Metro Rail Corporation has begun trial runs on the much-awaited Yamuna Bank-Noida line, which is set to be opened for public by the end of August.
Shirish Patel and Associates, a consultant appointed to check Metro structures especially cantilevers on all the under construction Phase II lines, noticed the cracks on Saturday.
Following the consultant's report, DMRC Managing Director E Sreedharan visited the site on Sunday. The cracks were spotted and Piers 10 and 14, which are located near the Indian Oil [Get Quote] building in Sector 14 of Noida, and Sreedharan said the crack on Pillar 14 was superficial, while he order a thorough inspection into the pier 10.
The Noida stretch was constructed by Gammon India [Get Quote], which is also contractor of the Central Secretariat-Badarpur where the mishap occurred. The trial runs on the 13.1-km-long Noida line have only been started on the Yamuna Bank-New Ashok Nagar stretch for now and will be extended to Noida City Centre Sector 32 after 10 days.
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