A section of the steel roof at New Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar station, part of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS (Namo Bharat) corridor, was damaged on Saturday due to a sudden windstorm and heavy rain.<br /><br />The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has halted operations at the station as a precaution. It will remain closed to the public until safety inspections and repairs are completed. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported.<br /><br />In its official statement, NCRTC said:<br /><br />“Due to an intense windstorm on Saturday, a portion of the tin roof at the New Ashok Nagar Namo Bharat Station was damaged. As a precautionary measure, operations at the station were immediately stopped.”<br /><br />A detailed investigation is underway to determine the cause and ensure corrective measures are implemented to prevent future incidents.<br /><br />Currently, 55 km of the corridor (New Ashok Nagar to Meerut South) is operational with 11 stations. The full 82 km corridor is expected to be operational by end of this year.<br /><br />#RRTS #NamoBharat #DelhiStorm #NewAshokNagar #RailSafety #NCRTC #MeerutCorridor #InfrastructureNews
