Ceigall Launches Kanpur Metro Line-2’s First U-Girder

Ceigall India on Monday night erected their 1st of 184 U-girders for Package KNPCC-12 of Kanpur Metro’s 8.38 km Line-2 which will connect Agriculture University and Barra-8.

This feat for Kanpur Metro Phase 1 project‘s third & final elevated package was recorded in the ramp area near Agriculture College Metro Station and Agriculture College Depot which is under construction by K.S.M. Bashir Mohd. And Sons as part of Package KNPCC-14.

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) had awarded Ceigall with KNPCC-12’s Rs. 427.11 crore construction contract in March 2024 with a 30 month deadline.

Package KNPCC-12 consists of 2 disjointed elevated sections on either side of underground Package KNPCC-11 (Agriculture Depot – Double Pullia Ramp) which was awarded for construction to KPIL – Gulermak JV in December 2023.

At 3.745 km, the southern section of KNPCC-12’s viaduct will connect Double Pullia Ramp and Barra-8 with 4 elevated stations at Vijay Nagar Chauraha, Shastri Chowk, Barra-7 Station and Barra-8. On the northern-end of the line, past Rawatpur Interchange Station, a small 557.8m viaduct will be built with 1 elevated station at Agriculture University next to Line-2’s Agriculture University Depot.

Ceigall had started casting 27.90m U-girders in July at their yard located in Naubasta’s Hanspuram neighborhood (view on Google Maps).

This major milestone was recorded in roughly 8 months from the award of contract. While this is easily faster than civil packages elsewhere in India, it’s a month slower than what JMC Projects (now Kalptaru Projects International) had accomplished on Line-1’s Package KNPCC-07 .

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– TMRG