Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC), the implementing agency of East-West Metro, is investigating whether the company constructing the 2.45-km stretch between Esplanade and Sealdah is responsible for last week’s accident at Bowbazar that led to cracks in several buildings.
ITD-ITD Cementation, a private company, is building the twin tunnels on the Esplanade-Sealdah stretch of the East-West corridor, which once fully functional will connect Sector V with Howrah Maidan.
On May 11, excavation of soil to grout a “blind spot” under the Howrah-bound tunnel led to water seepage, which in turn triggered cracks in at least nine buildings, according to KMRC. Kolkata Municipal Corporation put the number at 13. Over 150 people have been evacuated.
