Bullet train work going on at high speed: First pillar ready, it will be as high as a four-storey building, now it will be built in Surat

The first pillar of Late Train is ready in Vapi, it is a 15 meter high four-storey pillar.

The first pillar of the bullet train is ready in Vapi. It is a 15 meter high four storey pillar. There are plans to build pillars in Surat, Navsari, Valsad. This pillar is the first full length pillar of 237 km of Vadodara-Surat-Vapi Ahmedabad-Mumbai 508 km bullet train project. The first full height pillar was built at Chainage 167 near Vapi on the High Speed ​​Rail Corridor.

special shuttering arrangement
The average height of this pillar is about 12-15 meters. The height of the molded part is 13.05 m, which is approximately equal to that of a 4-storey building. 183 cubic meters of concrete and 18.820 metric tons of steel have been used in the pillar. Special shuttering will be arranged in the lift.

construction achievement amid corona
Sushma Gaur, AGM, National High Speed ​​Rail Corridor Limited (NHSRCL.) said that at present due to corona pandemic and monsoon, man power is facing many challenges. In such a situation, construction of pillar is an important achievement. There are plans to build pillars in Surat, Navsari, Valsad in days.