India, Jan. 26 -- Metro construction sites in Delhi are covered with a total of nearly 20km of barricades, 17km of LED rope lights, and blinkers for making the barricades visible, specifically during fog and low visibility, as per Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

The corporation, in a press statement on Sunday, added that 270 traffic marshals have also been deployed to guide the traffic along the construction sites and ensure round-the-clock safety.

The announcement comes after a 27-year-old software engineer died in Noida on January 16 after his car plunged into a deep, water-filled excavated construction pit amid dense fog and low visibility.

"The 270 marshals are trained by traffic experts and play a major role in safe movement ...