DMRC tunnel work in Delhi to be monitored in real time

In a bid to ensure that century-old structures in congested areas of central Delhi remain unaffected during the metro tunneling work for the RK Ashram Marg and Janakpuri West under phase IV, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will introduce a real-time web-based monitoring mechanism for supervising the buildings' condition and construction work.

Under the said corridor, there will be three underground metro stations Derawal Nagar, Ghanta Ghar, and Pulbangash, a DMRC official said, adding that these are extremely congested areas with several old and dilapidated buildings.

The real-time monitoring of these areas will be carried out from eight different locations. "These eight locations are spread across Derawal Nagar, Ghanta Ghar, Nabi Karim, Pulbangash, and Sadar Bazar. The web-based mechanism is a major step forward towards ensuring safe construction of the tunneling work on this stretch," the official said, asking not to be named.

The tunneling work on the stretch is likely to start in June, officials said.