Demolition of Vivekananda Road flyover enters third phase

Demolition of the Vivekananda Road flyover in northwest Kolkata entered its third phase on Thursday.

Engineers from the urban development department began pulling down a portion of the remaining structure stretching around 300 metres between Ganesh Talkies and Malapara, near the KK Tagore Street and Kalakar Street crossing in Posta. Men and machinery had moved in by Monday.

Engineers from Kolkata Municipal Development Authority (KMDA), who are overseeing the demolition work, said the stretch of the flyover, between pillars 35 and 38, will be pulled down in the third phase. The stretch will remain closed for nearly three months.