AGARTALA, June 29 (TIWN): Achieving only 42 percent of work in past 1 year, NBCC project head Amit Mallik assured that the construction of the first flyover in Tripura will be completed by November 2017. Talking to TIWN correspondent, flyover project head Amit Mallik said that fixing of iron guarder and pier cap is underway in full swing, and in the coming days the work will be expanded towards Bordowali and Dropgate area. Detailing about the work he said that a structure of steel is constructed for the launching of the segments between two Piers. This area of the construction site is most hazardous in respects to height and working conditions and an accident prone one. Top of the Launching Guarder has pressure pumps for the movement of the segments which are hanging from the Launching Guarder only with the help of four rods and bolts, weighing about 60 tons. All the security gadgets–Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)–are must in this area. No one is allowed to ascend on the Launching Guarder without PPE. The segment is transported to the Launching Guarder on a Trailer.

The segment is hooked to the crane which carries it to the segment to the rods to which it is bolted and thus attached to the Launching Guarder.After the launching of the segments one by one the same are lined according to the numbering.  Once the segments are properly placed the work of cabling starts, he added.

Maintaining the quality of the construction material is the top most priority of the company, effort is made to provide quality work, he added.

With the aim to complete the construction work in the given deadline, flyover work is carried out in full swing

He further said that a so far 42 percent of the work is achieved and the rest of the work is underway.

When asked about the flow in the construction of flyover, he reiterated the same problem regarding the encroachment of footpaths at Bordowali and underground water pipe channels. As the government has not yet made clear the underground set up of the underground water channels the construction agency is facing problem to carry out the work smoothly.

The two-lane flyover would have a width of 8m and the cost of its construction would be Rs 250 crore, at the current prices. The flyover will be completed in 30 months which stands around 2.5 years. However it is important to finish the work in the given deadline.