NOIDA, Feb. 13 -- The Noida authority on Thursday said that a skywalk connecting the Sector 52 and Sector 51 Metro stations will be opened within a month.

The five-metre wide and 420-metre-long skywalk has been built at a cost of Rs.40 crore after demolishing a 300 metre-long walkway, which was covered by a tin shed. Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) carried out the construction to ensure a hassle-free commute through an 'air-conditioned' skywalk between Delhi Metro's Blue Line in Sector 52 to Noida's Aqua Line in Sector 51.

"This skywalk will be equipped with a travelator operating at a speed of 0.5metre per second so that the users get an ease in travelling through Blue Line and Aqua Line," Krishna Krunesh, chief executive officer (...