Delhi Metro to operate at highest point in Dhaula Kuan

New DelhiDelhi Metro trains will now operate at a height of 236 meters at Dhaula Kuan under phase III a major engineering feat in its construction historyThe Metro viaduct between South Campus and Delhi Cantonment metro stations of the under construction 59 kmlong Majlis ParkShiv Vihar corridor which will cross over the existing alignment of the Airport Express line at Dhaula Kuan will be constructed without hampering movement of trains onthe Airport Line and traffic movement between Ring Road and Sardar Patel MargRepresentational PictureThe height of the viaduct will be 236 meters at this spot as high as a 7 storey building and will be the highest point of Delhi Metro so far surpassing Karkarduma where the Metro is 19 meters above the ground DMRC Executive Director Corporate Communications Anuj Dayal saidThe launching operation above the Airport line is done only during nonoperating hours between 1230 AM till 4 AM to avoid any disruption to the traffic on Airport line During this time no activities for train operations are permitted on that portion of the Airport Express LineA diversion road has also been constructed so that there is no inconvenience to the commuters After getting clearances from Operation and Maintenances OampM Department of the Airport line the launching work is done and all the parts of launcher are earthened before commencing workIn order to ensure the safety of the workers and trains and traffic below DMRC has installed CCTV cameras at various locations on the viaduct of the Airport Line and on the launcher to monitor the overall activities Dayal said A team of six Civil Engineers two safety experts Engineers from OampM department and other experts are closely monitoring every movement of the launcher weighing 350 tons in the night so as to ensure that process of erecting segments over the existing viaduct and Over Head Electrification OHE of the Airport Express line is carried out smoothly without causing any damage to the already operational line he addedDMRCs design tram has also prepared the layout of the viaduct after closely studying the requirement of passing over major landmarks such as the Airport Line viaduct and the flyover at such a heightThe distance between the rail levels of this under construction line and existing Airport Express line is 1190 meters The viaduct of the Airport Express Line is at a height of 117 meters from the ground level This under construction viaduct above the Airport express line Sardar Patel Marg flyover and slip roads is 111 meters long and is supported by four piers of 236 meters height This viaduct will be completed by the end of October 2014 as during one block only one segment can be erected Dayal said Apart from Dhaula Kuan the elevated viaducts of Delhi Metros Phase 3 will pass over the existing viaducts of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 metro corridors at four more differentlocationsAt Karkarduma the construction for viaduct of the Majlis ParkiquestShiv Vihar corridor is passing over Line 4 Yamuna Bank to Vaishali At Netaji Subhas Place the viaduct of the Majlis Park Shiv Vihar corridor will pass over Line 1 Rithala to Dilshad Garden at this locationAt Mayur Vihar the viaduct of the Majlis Park Shiv Vihar corridor will pass over Line 3 Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida City Centre at this location At Anand Vihar the viaduct of the Majlis Park Shiv Viharcorridor will pass over Line 4 Yamuna Bank to Vaishali at this location