New Delhi: Delhies will soon have a bird’s eye view from the city from a distinctive bridge height of 154 meters because the Department of Tourism has been seeking approval from relevant authorities to operate the elevator tend to be installed in the foot of the bridge pole.
Delhi Tourism Officer and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) said that the glass facade (Watch Gallery) has been built on a bow-shaped pylon – twice the altitude of Qutub Minar – from the first asymmetric cable installer bridge in the country.
Qutub Minar height is about 73 meters away.
They say that the four lifts have been built in the foot of the steel pole from the bridge signature where two liders are tilted and two vertical.
This elevator will be used to transport visitors to the watch gallery located at a height of 154 meters.
Selfie points will be arranged all the way up.
Glass gallery can accommodate around 50 people at once.
Officials said that even though the elevator tended to operate in various projects, such as the Eiffel Tower, in foreign countries around the world, it would be the first in India if permitted.
A senior DTTDC official, in anonymity condition, said that for some time, the department had tried to find a certificate without objections from the electricity branch of the Delhi Government Labor Department to start operations.
“We have written again to the electric wing of the Labor Department last week and asked them to examine this elevator to give approval.
We also asked them to suggest if there were repairs to do or whatever conditions they want to add to.
Operation.
Both types Lifts (tendable and vertical) are ready for surgery but need appropriate approval from the department, “said DTTDC official.
According to DTTDC officials, tourists must take the elevator tend from the base of the bridge to the center of a bow-shaped pole.
From there, visitors will exchange the elevator and go up to the vertical elevator that will take it to the glass box.
All-glass watch galleries will offer beautiful views of the Yamuna river and the city and will have four levels with a spiral staircase.
It will take half an hour to transport people to the deck because the elevator speed will be very slow and only four people can be transported in one elevator in one Go, officials said.
“Because the strange nature of the lift installed by the bridge pole we must ensure the right safety measures for visitors.
We also study foreign models where these practices operate.
We will ensure that all international protection is followed when operating lifts on the bridge,” said DTTDC official.
Other officials from the department said that the lift on a typical bridge was installed after following all international standards but the Labor Department did not provide NOC because the nature of the lift tended.
Another challenge faced by DTTDC officials is to make a solution to control heat in the glass facade.
Officials say that because everything is made of glass so that in the summer on a sunny day the temperature in it can rise above 50 degrees Celsius.
“We are studying all international experiments to come up with an environmentally friendly solution to control heat in the glass space.
We hope to find a solution soon,” the official said.
The Delhi government’s plan to develop signature and area bridges around it became a tourist hotspot including the construction of children’s play zones, restaurants, open plazas, toilet facilities, and parking lots at the west end of the bridge near Majnu Ka Tila (towards the outer ring road).
The 300M walking pedestrian road is also being developed to connect this recreation area with the existing bridge sidewalk.
“Working on the development of pathways, parking and cafeterias is underway and is likely to be completed at the end of July.
We also develop selfie points for visitors to make it popular tourist destinations,” said an official.
The signature bridge was built at a cost of Rs 1,518.37 Crore by the Department of Public Works (PWD).
It was inaugurated for motorists in November 2018.
Bridge, which connects the outer ring road with Karawal Nagar and Bhajanpura in Northeast Delhi, offering 127 strands of steel cable and projected as the first ‘Indian Asymmetrical Cable Installation Bridge’.
However, working on the construction of the elevator gallery and the display continues for more than a year.
It was handed over to DTTDC in 2020 for the development of tourism activities.