Sewage pipeline broken, protest stalls work on delayed Ghaziabad metro project

Ghaziabad | Wednesday | 11th July, 2018

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This forced locals to hit the streets and stop the work,” added Kallan.Shahid Nagar is of the eight metro stations on Dilshad Garden-New Bus stand metro corridor. When asked about the impact it would have on the deadline he said, “Work on Dilshad Garden-New Bus stand metro corridor is 95% complete and this is a minor obstacle. The local councillor, who led the protest , has also charged the DMRC of carrying out work in the area without permission. Hopefully, it will have no bearing on the September 2018 deadline.”The Dilshad Garden-New Bus stand metro corridor has been plagued by number of issues, ranging from funds crisis to delayed availability of land related to the project since its inception. “While we were preparing to lay the pipeline, the sewer line got damaged and work had to be stopped following objections from locals..