Radar survey of 27 Metro station websites begins alongside Ggm route
Apr 21, 2025 07:04 AM IST
The survey, which started final Thursday, shall be initially carried out as much as Sector 9 station and the report shall be submitted to the GMRL authorities in a interval of 1 month
Gurugram: The Gurugram Metro Rail Ltd (GMRL) has began the bottom penetrating radar survey (GPRS) of 27 metro stations alongside the metro route from Millennium Metropolis Centre to Cyber Hub, which passes by way of Previous Gurugram in a loop. The GPRS survey will assist in mapping the underground utilities below the proposed stations similar to water, sewage and different pipelines, electrical energy cables and different underground infrastructure, stated a senior official of the GMRL venture contractor.
The survey, which started final Thursday, shall be initially carried out as much as Sector 9 station and the report shall be submitted to the GMRL authorities in a interval of 1 month.
“The GPRS survey is non-destructive and it’s being carried out with digital tools and it doesn’t want any digging or drilling to establish objects beneath the floor. It offers fairly correct info and knowledge concerning the sub-surface and it’ll be certain that there are not any surprises when the development of the metro venture begins. The plinth of metro pillars is dug fairly deep and it’s important that there are not any constructions beneath the alignment and stations,” stated the senior official of the venture contractor.
The Gurugram Metro extension venture, is being executed by GMRL, which is a special-purpose car of the Haryana authorities and can join Millennium Metropolis Centre metro station to Cyber Hub. With an estimated price of ₹5,452 crore, the venture spans 28.5km and contains 27 elevated stations. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has directed GMRL to expedite preliminary exercise similar to surveys to start groundwork by Could 1.
The detailed design guide (DDC) for the venture is Systra, which is finishing up the designing of the metro system, and getting the surveys achieved.
Other than the radar survey, the venture contractor can be finishing up the Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) survey of the 27 stations to evaluate the water stage and character of the soil below the stations.
The ERT survey will assist in figuring out the depth of floor water and its distribution which may help in understanding the water availability and different options wanted for the development. “It should additionally assist in figuring out nature of various soils. We’ll submit a report inside a month,” stated the official.
A senior GMDA official, who’s conscious of the matter stated that conducting the GPRS and ERT survey was a step in the suitable path as town has a number of businesses and key utilities situated alongside the metro alignment. “The shifting of utilities shall be simpler in the event that they these are mapped accurately,” he stated.
