Southern Railway’s first elephant underpass enters final stage as composite girders launched on Ettimadai – Walayar section
The Hindu
A crucial work in the construction of Southern Railway’s first underpass for wild elephants entered final phase as composite girders were launched onto the structure built for pachyderm movement on the Ettimadai - Walayar section, which links Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
A crucial work in the construction of Southern Railway’s first underpass for wild elephants entered final phase as composite girders were launched onto the structure built for pachyderm movement on the Ettimadai - Walayar section, which links Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
According to the Palakkad Division of the Southern Railway, the bridge got commissioned and the remaining work will be completed by the end of June. The bridge on the ‘B’ line [of the ‘A’ and ‘B’ twin single line between Ettimadai - Walayar] offers a 60 feet wide and 20 feet high passage underneath the track for the elephants to cross through, said the Division.
The works were carried out by blocking traffic via the ‘B’ line for 12 hours on June 11 — by diverting all the trains via the ‘A’ line and not cancelling passenger trains.
According to the Division, two composite girders for the underpass were launched by replacing the two temporary steel girders at the location ‘km 505A/400-500’ of ‘B’ line which passes through Madukkarai forest range of the Coimbatore Forest Division.
The works for the elephant underpass started on December 21, 2022 after launching two temporary girders on the track. This enabled the construction of substructure and pier of the bridge simultaneously with non-stop train traffic. All construction activities were carried out under the temporary girders, said the Division.
After the completion of the first underpass, the Railways will construct a second one at the location ‘km 506/900 – 506A/00’ on the ‘B’ line. The Railways had sanctioned ₹7.49 crore for the project.
The work for the second underpass will commence post-monsoon and is expected to be commissioned by March 2024, said the Division.
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