European Investment Bank (EIB) has given its consent to disburse loan for Agra Metro and thus paving way for tendering process for the proposed underground section of the priority corridor that is expected to commence shortly. The underground section of ‘priority corridor’ of Agra Metro includes Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Jama Masjid metro stations. Casting of u-girders for Agra Metro Rail project in Agra began in presence of managing director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) Kumar Keshav who inaugurated casting at Bamrauli Katara Casting Yard in Agra.
U-girder is a platform that is prepared and placed on top of the piers (pillars) of the viaduct, on which the metro track is laid and is called a u-girder. These girders are pre-casted or prefabricated in the casting yard and are then placed with a crane over the pillars at a fixed time (at night) due to safety reasons. Total of 196 u-girders will be used for the elevated stretch of the priority corridor between Taj East Gate & Fatehabad Road.