Kanpur Metro’s first pier cap erected

Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) successfully erected first pier (pillar) cap on Monday, in around three and a half months after the work of Kanpur Metro project work started in the city.
The achievement was accomplished by the UPMRC approximately three months earlier as compared to Lucknow Metro Project.UPMRC officials said that Lucknow Metro is being accredited with the title of Fastest Constructed Metro in India but the work of Kanpur Metro Project is going at even faster paster than that of Lucknow.
UPMRC managing director Kumar Keshav performed a puja at the site after which the very first pier cap was erected with the help of a giant crane. This pier cap has been erected at the Pier or Pillar number 19 situated between IIT-Kanpur and National Sugar Institute.
On this occasion, Kumar Keshav reiterated the commitment of entire UPMRC team in undertaking this project in a record time to give a world class Metro system to the city in the shortest possible time. The construction of Kanpur Metro is being done between IIT-Kanpur and Motijheel and this nine km long stretch has been termed as priority section. All nine metro stations will be on elevated track on the priority section.
It is expected that the work in the first phase (priority section) will be completed by November/December 2021 and the Metro train will start operating probably by January 2022.
The foundation stone of Kanpur Metro project was laid by chief minister Yogi Adityanath on November 15, 2019. Till now 42 piers, 24 U-Girders and 10 pier caps have been cast.