(Aditya Shaw,Intern Journalist)East-West Metro tunnelling has been stopped after more than 20 workers tested Covid-19 positive. The last leg of tunnelling for the beleaguered Metro project had resumed on June 19, but now it is the virus that has sent it into void once again.
Tunneling has stopped since Friday as many laborers and supervisors were involved in operating the TBM. Following this all the people employed, consultants, and Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation(KMRC) have undergone swab tests for COVID-19.
The TBM was scheduled to reach Sealdah by August. The latest disruption should delay this deadline to mid-September or later.
Tunneling resumed on June 19. Since then, Urvi has curved towards BB Ganguly Street negotiating another 40 shaky structures, which were already emptied after the August 31 accident. In fact, 27 other buildings that had either collapsed or damaged beyond repair had to be razed, making the cave-in zone turn into an open space.
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