Afcons Infrastructure has been awarded a Rs 2,481.50 crore contract by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for constructing Package DC-05 of the Magenta Line’s 28.92 km Janakpuri West – RK Ashram extension.
This 7.46 km underground section connects a ramp north of Derawal Nagar with RK Ashram via six stations at Derawal Nagar, Ghanta Ghar, Pulbangash (interchange with Red Line), Sadar Bazar, Nabi Karim and Ramakrishna Ashram Marg (interchange with Blue Line).
DMRC invited tenders for this contract of the 65.1 km Delhi Metro Phase 4 project in June 2021 with a 42 month deadline financed by JICA through a Rs 8,390 crore loan.
The scope of work envisages design & construction of twin tunnel by shield TBM, tunnel by cut & cover, underground ramp at Derawal Nagar and six underground stations viz. Derawal Nagar, Ghanta Ghar, Pulbangash, Sadar Bazar, Nabi Karim and Ramakrishna Ashram Marg including architectural finishing, water supply, sanitary installation, drainage works of stations on Janakpuri West to R.K. Ashram Corridor (Line-8 Ext.) of Phase-IV of Delhi MRTS.
This is the fourth and final civil package of the Magenta Line’s 28.92 km Janakpuri West – RK Ashram extension. Other packages are 12.375 km DC-01, 7.473 km DC-03R, 2.03 km underground DC-06 – all of which are under construction.