Hyderabad: The construction of all the pillars for the 66-km Metro rail here has been completed, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) officials said Sunday.
The construction for the phase-I of the project began in April 2012, HMRL managing director N V S Reddy said in a press release here.
Except for the 6-km stretch in the old city, all the pillars have been built thereby setting a new world record for the construction by a single company L&T in this manner, Reddy claimed.
The pace of construction was also significant as on an average one pillar was constructed per day, he said.
Depending upon the technical requirement and locational constraints, different shapes have been adopted for the pillars. Totally, there are 2,599 pillars, he said.