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Delhi Metro installing specially designed parapets

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Global standard: Specially designed blue coloured polycarbonate sheets to provide a sleek international look to the elevated portion of the Airport Express Line at Dhaula Kuanin New Delhi.

NEW DELHI: Aiming to give an international look to the elevated portion of the Airport Express Line, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is installing specially designed parapets made of polycarbonate sheets at Dhaula Kuan, one of the city’s busiest intersections.

Polycarbonate sheets as parapets are being used for the first time in the country. Internationally, they have been used in the construction of some metro systems in Europe.

The blue-coloured polycarbonate sheets will be put up on both sides of the metro viaduct which crosses eight roads including the Ring Road, National Highway-8, Ridge Road and Sardar Patel Marg, which carry heavy volume of traffic towards the Indira Gandhi International Airport and corporate hub Gurgaon.

“Metro parapets are usually built of concrete, but the 1.9 m high polycarbonate sheets were preferred at Dhaula Kuan as they will significantly improve the aesthetics of the area. Moreover, they will ensure that the high-speed trains cannot be seen from the road below,” said a DMRC spokesperson.

Referring to the advantage of using these sheets, the spokesperson said they also act as sound barriers.

He said the sheets are also low on maintenance and can be cleaned easily.

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