NEW DELHI: The heavy rains that lashed the capital on Friday now not simplest affected street site visitors but in addition disrupted metro educate operations at the Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden). The corridor witnessed atypical leakage of rainwater throughout the tunnels in some areas of the underground section, which posed an issue for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
The Kalkaji Mandir to Janakpuri West section of the Magenta Line, which has been not too long ago opened, noticed leakage of rainwater inside tunnels at some sections. Sources stated the section between Munirka and Vasant Vihar was the worst affected, where rainwater flooded in and had to be pumped out.
On Friday, educate operations on all the corridor have been hampered due to an issue in the overhead electrical equipment (OHE) between RK Puram and IGI Terminal-1 metro stations at four.10pm, round the similar time NCR witnessed heavy rainfall. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), then again, didn’t confirm if rainwater seeping throughout the underground section had brought about the snag.
DMRC ran single line operations between RK Puram and IGI Terminal-1 metro stations and ran two loop services from either facets of the corridor, from Botanical Garden to RK Puram and from Janakpuri West to IGI Airport Terminal-1 station to keep watch over the problem.
Sources stated that while seepage of water isn't atypical, the volume of water that leaked throughout the Magenta Line tunnel was unprecedented. “It is a brand new corridor and such leakage of rainwater isn't anticipated,” a supply stated.
“The snag on Friday was a result of OHE supply problems, which, on inspection, seems to had been caused through leakage in the underground section,” stated Anuj Dayal, executive director (company communications), DMRC. “Underground leakages in tunnels are commonplace worldwide and preparations are in place to care for drainage via seepage pumps,” he stated.
The Kalkaji Mandir to Janakpuri West section of the Magenta Line, which has been not too long ago opened, noticed leakage of rainwater inside tunnels at some sections. Sources stated the section between Munirka and Vasant Vihar was the worst affected, where rainwater flooded in and had to be pumped out.
On Friday, educate operations on all the corridor have been hampered due to an issue in the overhead electrical equipment (OHE) between RK Puram and IGI Terminal-1 metro stations at four.10pm, round the similar time NCR witnessed heavy rainfall. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), then again, didn’t confirm if rainwater seeping throughout the underground section had brought about the snag.
DMRC ran single line operations between RK Puram and IGI Terminal-1 metro stations and ran two loop services from either facets of the corridor, from Botanical Garden to RK Puram and from Janakpuri West to IGI Airport Terminal-1 station to keep watch over the problem.
Sources stated that while seepage of water isn't atypical, the volume of water that leaked throughout the Magenta Line tunnel was unprecedented. “It is a brand new corridor and such leakage of rainwater isn't anticipated,” a supply stated.
“The snag on Friday was a result of OHE supply problems, which, on inspection, seems to had been caused through leakage in the underground section,” stated Anuj Dayal, executive director (company communications), DMRC. “Underground leakages in tunnels are commonplace worldwide and preparations are in place to care for drainage via seepage pumps,” he stated.
Alarm in metro as Magenta Line tunnels flooded
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