The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRCL) will commence construction of Corridor-2 in Kanpur from Rawatpur in March. The first step will involve building a D-wall for the underground metro station in Rawatpur. Two other underground metro stations and a 4-kilometer long underground track will be built from Rawatpur to Doublepulia...
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in the Kakadev area, requiring traffic diversion for two years. A letter has been written to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) for implementing the diversion. The 8-kilometer long metro route from CSA to Barra-8 is scheduled to be completed in two and a half years. The construction contract for the 4-kilometer long underground section from CSA to Doublepulia via Rawatpur and Kakadev has been awarded to KPIL-Gulermak. The company is conducting soil tests, which are in the final stages, by setting up barricades in various locations between Rawatpur Gutaiya Crossing and Doublepulia. Meanwhile, preparations for construction have also begun. Construction work will commence at the Roadways workshop located next to the Rawatpur elevated metro station. Demolition work and debris removal are already underway and will be completed by this month. Excavation and D-wall construction for the Rawatpur underground metro station will begin in the next month. After reaching a depth of about 18 meters, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) parts will be transported and assembled to initiate tunnel excavation towards Kakadev. Construction of the Kakadev and Doublepulia underground metro stations will follow the completion of the Rawatpur underground station. The 23-kilometer long Corridor-1, stretching from IIT to Gallamandi, is progressing rapidly with the aim of completing it by December. The metro train operations between IIT and Motijheel are already operational, with work ongoing further towards Chunni Ganj, Mall Road, Kanpur Central, Jhakarakati, Transportnagar, Barad Devi, and finally to Gallamandi near Nauwabasta Hamirpur Road.