AAI clears plans for metro station near Kolkata airport
he Airports Authority of India(AAI) has cleared the Metro Railway stationwithin the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. This station in the 32-km New Garia - Sector V section. AAI has however, made it clear that this station will have to be underground. Metro Railway had originally planned a station on the viaduct nearly 20 meters above the ground.
"This is a Rs 3,951-crore project. We will now have to re-evaluate the actual cost as it will go up due to the tunneling work to build the underground station. We are happy though that the project has been cleared," said Protyush Ghosh, DGMG, Metro Railway.
Though this will be the first ever metro link to the airport (Delhi already has one) in Kolkata, AAI had refused to grant permission for a station above the ground within the NSCBI premises on two counts. First, the viaduct could pose a threat to incoming and outgoing aircraft when the second link is built extending the existing north-south metro, AAI was also concerned about pillars that would encroach into its surface area, therefore affecting its plans to commercially exploit the land by constructing hotels and retail.
With Metro finally acceding to this demand, a major hurdle has been cleared, officials believe. The underground station will also be a meeting point with the Noapara-Barasat stretch that will also pass through the airport.
he Airports Authority of India(AAI) has cleared the Metro Railway stationwithin the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. This station in the 32-km New Garia - Sector V section. AAI has however, made it clear that this station will have to be underground. Metro Railway had originally planned a station on the viaduct nearly 20 meters above the ground.
"This is a Rs 3,951-crore project. We will now have to re-evaluate the actual cost as it will go up due to the tunneling work to build the underground station. We are happy though that the project has been cleared," said Protyush Ghosh, DGMG, Metro Railway.
Though this will be the first ever metro link to the airport (Delhi already has one) in Kolkata, AAI had refused to grant permission for a station above the ground within the NSCBI premises on two counts. First, the viaduct could pose a threat to incoming and outgoing aircraft when the second link is built extending the existing north-south metro, AAI was also concerned about pillars that would encroach into its surface area, therefore affecting its plans to commercially exploit the land by constructing hotels and retail.
With Metro finally acceding to this demand, a major hurdle has been cleared, officials believe. The underground station will also be a meeting point with the Noapara-Barasat stretch that will also pass through the airport.
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