GETTING CLOSER

Photo 1 : View from ground, underneath nangloi station.

TODAY, THE LAUNCHING GIRDER OF LG NO.2 IS LIFTING THE SEGMENTS OF P30-P31. THIS SPAN HAS 11 SEGMENTS,OR 28 METERS LENGTH. THIS IS OUR SECOND LAST SPAN, IS BELIEVED TO BE STRESSED BY TOMORROW NIGHT OR DAY AFTER TOMORROW. MEANWHILE, THERE WAS A SAFETY CHECKING HELD AT SITE, AND OF COURSE OUR LAUNCHER IS A COMPULSORY CHECK-POINT FOT THEM, FROM OUR CLIENT DELHI METRO RAILWAYS CORPORATION.

PARAPET UPDATES

Photo 1 : End of main line P158.

Photo 2 : Parapet erection was completed on connection spans in between CIS I and CIS II, near Mundka Station.

PARAPET CASTING WAS DONE, CURRENTLY ERECTION IS GOING ON. PATH OF NANGLOI RAILWAY STATION TO NANGLOI STATION SEEMS TO BE ALMOST BUSY AS THE PARAPET GANTRY IS CHASING THE LAUNCHING GIRDER QUITE CLOSE. STICHING IS DONE AT P34-P35, TWO SPANS BEHIND.

AT CIS II, ONLY 3 SIDES OF PARAPET ERECTION ARE YET COMPLETED, 2 SIDES OF THE LATEST CONCRETED SPAN AND ONE SIDE OF PP142-PP143. IN THE MEANTIME, CAST IN-SITU PARAPET WILL BE READY SOON AT THE END OF P158 AND PP135.

THIRD LAST UNDERGOING

Photo 1 : Two more spans in front.

LAUNCHING GIRDER NO.2 IS NOW STANDING ON P32-P31, THE THIRD LAST SPAN. IT MEANS 2 MORE SPANS TO GO, WITH APPROXIMATELY 98% OF SEGMENTAL BOX GIRDER ERECTION IS COMPLETED. THIS SPAN CONSISTS 10 SEGMENTS, AFTER ALL BEING LIFTING, BALANCE OF 20 SEGMENTS ARE STILL AT CASTING YARD.

GOODBYE SPRING

Photo 1 : Last blooming of waterlily.

Photo 2 : Wheat is getting mature and will be harvested within a few weeks later.


A FEW DAYS AGO, IT WAS CLOUDY IN NEW DELHI. OBVIOUSLY, THE COMULUNIMBUS COVERS THE GROUND AGAINST SUNLIGHT. IT WAS FULL OF LOADS, WATER THAT WILL BE SPREAD AWAY AS RAIN. IT WAS SO SUDDEN ABOUT LESS THAN AN HOUR, THAT BELIEVED SUMMER ENDS. THEN, THE SIRUS WHICH HIGHER ON ALTITUDE CAME ALONG. LIGHT IS BLAZING THROUGH THIS SIRUS CLOUD, BROUGHT HEAT AND TEMPERATURE RISES HIGHER UP.

NOWADAYS, TEMPERATURE IS RECORDED UP TO 47 DEGREE CELCIUS IN THE AFTERNOON. EVEN LA NINA HITS THE EARTH, CATASTROPHIES OCCURED IN MANY PLACES BUT NOT MUCH DIFFERENT IN NEW DELHI UNLESS THE WINTER WAS NOT SO CHILL AND SUMMER LAST SOONER COMPARE TO THE SAME SEASONS LAST YEAR. OFFICIALLY SUMMER IS COMING.

GLIMPSES BY END SPRING

Photo 1 : LG No.2 finished its span and look forward for the next.

Photo 2 : Last preparation of the last pier, just next to Nangloi Station, such a very high congested area.

Photo 3 : A crane used to lift cable trough.

Photo 4 : Rail track work by another contractor.

TEMPERATURE RISES HIGHER AS SUMMER GOES BY. RECENTLY, LAUNCHING GIRDER NO.2 IS LOOKING FOR THE 4th LAST SPAN, DOING PREPARATION FOR AUTOLAUNCHING. MEANWHILE, THE LAST PIER IS COMPLETELY CASTED, STILL UNDER CURING PERIOD. NOWADAYS, TRAFFIC JAM IN NANGLOI IS FREQUENTLY OCCURS. ON TOP OF THAT, HOPEFULLY LG NO.2 WILL KEEPS ON SAFETY AGAINST MANY KIND OF RISKS.

PLACING OF CABLE TROUGH IS STILL ON GOING. CAST IN-SITU PARAPET IS BELIEVED TO BE STARTED SOON AT TWO ENDS, PARTICULARLY ON THE END OF MAIN LINE AND PORTAL PIER OF PP134. INSTEAD AT CIS II, INSTALLING OF HAND RAILING IS UNDERGOING SMOOTHLY AS THE RAIL TRACK CONTRACTOR IS BUSY ON THEIR OWN WORKS.

BACK FOR GOOD

Photo 1 : a candid for last, ready for taking off.

LAST FRIDAY, 3rd OF APRIL, MR FAIZ WENT TO MALAYSIA FOR HIS LAST TICKET AND BACK TO HEADQUATERS. THANKS A LOT FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION HERE, ESPECIALLY AT LG NO.3 AND CIS II. ALL THE BEST.

BACK ON SAIL

Photo 1 : 2 piers are now exist.

Photo 2 : Load testing.

LAST SATURDAY, 21st OF MARCH 2009, LAUNCHING GIRDER NO.2 WAS BEING AUTOLAUNCHED. 2 PIERS PARTICULARLY NAMED P35 AND P34 OF THE SO CALLED HOLD ON AREA ARE NOW FINISH ITS CURING PERIOD, APPARENTLY READY TO SUPPORT LOAD. BY MONDAY, ONE SEGMENT IS LIFTED FOR LOADING TEST. MEANWHILE, THE THIRD PIER OF P33 SEEMS STANDING STRAIGHT WITHOUT ITS HEAD WHICH SOON BE CONSTRUCTED.

RECENT VIEW

Photo 1 : A view towards exit line.

Photo 2 : Completed parapet at ramp.

Photo 3 : Again at ramp.

Photo 4 : From ramp towards DMRC depo.

Photo 5 : Another view of exit line.

Photo 6 : Current view ofcompleted parapet erection at nangloi, the track following LG No.2.

Photo 7 : Completed LG No.3 elevated viaduct.

Photo 8 : The curve viaduct, heading to Surajmal Stadium.

Photo 9 : Current view of the next coming pier for LG No.2.

Photo 10 : View of LG No.3 path next to undergoing fly-over.

Photo 11 : Among the installed parapet at CIS II site.

Photo 12 : Almost done hand railings at CIS I site, connecting the Rajdhani Park track.

Photo 13 : View of Rajdhani-Mundka elevated viaduct from ground level.

Photo 14 : The parapet erection progress at CIS II direct connected to CIS I by passing through Mundka Stadium.

Photo 15 : The disperse part where the track separate itself either to exit line or depo.

C.I.S COMPLEMENTATION

Photo 1 : Almost finish by dawn.

Photo 2 : Engineer faiz.

Photo 3 : A few moment before the casting is being started.

YESTERDAY, 16th OF MARCH THE LAST SPAN OF CAST IN-SITU SPAN WAS CONCRETED. THIS SPAN IS COMPLEMENTING THE 15 CIS SPANS AT MUNDKA. THE CONCRETING STARTED BY AFTERNOON, AND LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AS A LAST SPAN, MOST WORKERS CAME TO SEE, AS I BROUGHT TOGETHER ON HOW THE FIRST IS DONE BY. THIS SPAN OF PP140-PP141 IS A TRAPEZIUM IN SHAPE WITH A WIDTH OF 9180mm AND 11892mm FOR EACH SOUTH AND NORTH CHAINAGE, PARTICULARLY AND A TOTAL LENGTH OF 25 METERS. NO SUCH BAD INCIDENT HAPPENED.

FRENZY MORE ABATED

Photo 1 : Only 1 and a half span away, the parapet erection has to be stopped awhile as waiting the launcher to move on.

Photo 2 : Parapet for span P152-P153.

Photo 3 : Last piece for now, an S1 size parapet is being erected on LG No.2 track (from Nangloi Railways Station).

Photo 4 : A scene at CIS II.

THE EXIT LINE, FROM MUNDKA STATION TO THE DEPO IS NOW PLACING THE LAST FEW PARAPET TO GO BEFORE HANDING IT OVER TO THE LAING-INDU JV. DUE TO A LIMITED SPACE, CRANES WERE USED. SO FAR, ONLY 1 SPAN MORE BALANCE TO ERECT THE PARAPET.