The 'Vidyarthi' Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) has been launched for tunnel construction on the down line of the approximately 2.40 km long stretch from Swadeshi Cotton Mill to Kanpur Central under Metro Corridor-1 (IIT - Naubasta). The 'Azad' TBM is already constructing tunnels on the up-line. Now, the process of constructing...
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the up and down lines on the final underground stretch of Corridor-1 will proceed simultaneously. The 'Azad' TBM has already completed its initial drive on the 2.40 km long stretch on the up-line. Now, after connecting to the backup system unit, its main drive has started. The use of loco pilots has also been started to bring out the excavated soil from the under-construction tunnel. There are a total of 7 underground stations in the approximately 8.20 km long underground section under Corridor-1: Chunni Ganj, Naveen Market, Bada Chauraha, Nayaganj, Kanpur Central, Jhakarkati, and Transport Nagar. After the completion of the tunnel construction process from the ramp area in Makrobertganj to Kanpur Central, now tunnel construction is being done in the approximately 2.40 km long underground stretch from Central Station to the ramp area near Swadeshi Cotton Mill. The Jhakarkati and Transport Nagar stations are also located in this stretch. The TBM launched from Swadeshi Cotton Mill will pass through these two stations and reach Central, thus completing the tunnel construction work of Corridor-1.