MD visited… Instructions to complete the remaining civil work soon.

06 Commercial run of metro is to start in a part of 10 km

16 stations are being built from Gandhinagar to Malviya Nagar

10 sets of metro trains have arrived in Indore so far

Preparations are in full swing for commercial runs on the six km stretch of the Super Corridor in the first week of January, but before this the Metro Rail Corporation will have to obtain the NOC of CMRS i.e. Commissioner of Railway Safety. Permission to run trains for the public is given only after testing the safety standards. For this, the work of uploading documents is being done.

Metro Rail Corporation MD S. Krishna Chaitanya inspected the ongoing construction work on the Metro’s priority corridor on Saturday. After this, a meeting of the officers was held. In the first week of January, a six km stretch is to be opened for the general public. However, this is a route where the Metro will not get many passengers. Talking about the work, five stations are coming up from Gandhi Nagar to TCS Chauraha. In two of these stations, work is being done on lifts, stairs and other works while finishing work is going on at the remaining stations.

So far, 10 sets of trains have arrived at the depot in Gandhi Nagar. One set has three coaches including the engine. 16 metro stations are being built from Gandhi Nagar station to Malviya Nagar Chauraha station. Saw the speed of their work. He is coming to Indore every week to ensure early operation of the metro in Indore.

Metro train coaches parked at the depot in Gandhi Nagar

MD reached the depot first

On Saturday, the Managing Director first reached the depot. He sought progress reports from the officers regarding the control room, admin building, system room and other works. He assessed the physical condition of entry-exit, escalators, control room, track and passenger facilities. There are some parts on the 17.5 km elevated corridor where civil work has to be done for the station or track. The MD asked to complete all the civil work soon.

Here, protest against underground on MG Road

Here, protests have also started against taking the metro underground from MG Road. On Saturday, business organizations, lawyers and others called a meeting. Social activist Kishore Kodwani says that there are 14 heritage buildings on MG Road, including Rajbada and Gandhi Hall. No construction can be done within 300 meters of the road. Laying an underground line here will affect the ground water system of the city. Business organizations are also opposing it. There have been protests against it many times. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has also inspected the spot once. Rajbada Business Association, traders of Kothari Market and traders of Malharganj area have already registered their protest against it.