The commandant of Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF), the special police force constituted recently for the security of important landmarks in the state, visited Agra Metro Stations on Thursday to discuss and analyse key security issues.
Amit Kumar, Commandant UPSSF was accompanied by Vijay Kapil, security commissioner of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) and other senior officials.
“Passenger security and safety is of utmost importance to Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation and all efforts are made to work in harmony with other departments to ensure the same. Working in cooperation with UPSSF will ensure the same and once the metro operations commence, there will be strict monitoring of all safety measures and protocols,” stated an official for UPMRC.
It may be recalled that tunnelling work linking Ramlila Maidan with Agra Fort Metro Station as part of the priority corridor of the Agra Metro Rail Project, has been completed as officials claimed that they are committed to giving the people of Agra a world-class metro by March 2024 instead of the actual deadline of August 2024.
Presently work is being conducted for the six-kilometre-long priority corridor of the Agra Metro Rail Project, having a three-kilometre elevated and three-kilometre underground track.
{{/usCountry}}Presently work is being conducted for the six-kilometre-long priority corridor of the Agra Metro Rail Project, having a three-kilometre elevated and three-kilometre underground track.
{{/usCountry}}Agra Metro is to have a network of 29.4 km long two corridors, which will have 27 stations. The construction work on the 14-km long first corridor between Taj East Gate and Sikandra is progressing at a fast pace. As many as 13 stations will be constructed in this corridor, including 6 elevated and 7 underground stations.
Agra Metro Rail Project was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 7, 2020.