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At least 20 people killed in landslides in Assam’s Barak Valley
Hindustan Times   02 June 2020   India   Assam  
A landslide occurred at Karimganj leading to the death of at least six people in Assam on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
<p>Twenty people were killed and several injured in a series of landslides in three districts of the Barak Valley region of Assam on Tuesday, officials said, even as the state is grappling with floods.<br />Officials said at least six people in Karimganj district, ...
70,000 Sea Turtles Nest Undisturbed Thanks To COVID-19
Vegan News   13 April 2020   India   Odisha  
<p>Olive ridley sea turtles have made a striking comeback in the Indian state of Odisha recently thanks to the current coronavirus pandemic.<br />Over 70,000 of the beautiful sea turtles returned to their nesting grounds this year after skipping their annual ...
Mumbai to receive largest tunnel boring machine from China in February for BMC's coastal road project
The Free Press Journal   30 December 2019   India   Mumbai  
Mumbai coastal road projectImage source: Field Services On Demand/Twitter
<p>Mumbai will get yet another tunnel boring machine but not for Metro 3 project, this time it will be for coastal road project. Reports have surfaced saying that the city will receive its largest tunnel boring machine from China in February for BMC's coastal ...
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Maximum landslide deaths in India
Deccan Herald   30 September 2019   India  
A scene of landsliding, at Malemane, near Kottigehara, Mudigere Taluk. (DH Photo)
<p>Landslides are silent killers. They are as deadly as any other natural catastrophes but receive far less attention in the public space. This could possibly be the reason for people not considering the threats and consequences of a landslide while going ...
Longest electrified railway tunnel in India commissioned
THE HINDU   04 July 2019   India  
The tunnel built by the South Central Railway. By arrangement
<p>The 6.6-km tunnel is built in a record 43 months at a cost of ₹460 crore<br />The South Central Railway (SCR) has added yet another feather in its cap by commissioning the longest electrified tunnel of 6.6 km built at a total cost of ₹460 crore between ...
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Maharashtra: Tiware dam in Ratnagiri breached; 6 dead, over 20 missing
Daily Mail   03 July 2019   India   Ratnagiri  
Maharashtra: Tiware dam in Ratnagiri breached Photo: ANI
<p>At least 12 houses in the village adjacent to the dam have been washed away. Rescue operation is underway. A team of 5 BN NDRF has been sent to Tiware dam for rescue operation. Pune's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team is also heading towards ...
Mumbai: Civil work on 2 Metro lines to end by November
The Indian Express   21 June 2019   India   Mumbai  
As per the information provided by MMRDA, the tracks were laid in the early hours of Sunday near National Park station.
<p>The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Sunday began laying tracks on the elevated corridor of Metro line 7 that will connect Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E). An MMRDA official said that civil work on two Metro lines 7 and 2A (DN Nagar ...
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Landslide hits Jammu-Srinagar highway
India Today   30 January 2019   India  
Photo for representation
<p>- The Jammu-Srinagar highway was hit by a landslide early on Wednesday at the Anokhi Fall in the Ramban district, a traffic official said<br>- One-way traffic from Srinagar to Jammu will be allowed as soon as the landslide is cleared<br>- After remaining ...
‘Engineering masterpiece’ Bogibeel Bridge opens
Railway Gazette   09 January 2019   India  
<p>INDIA: The country&rsquo;s longest combined rail and road bridge was officially opened when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a Northeast Frontier Railway inter-city train from Tinsukia to Naharlagun on December 25.<br />The 4.94 km Bogibeel Bridge ...
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India's first railway station inside tunnel to come up in Himachal Pradesh
Business Today   17 October 2018   India  
<p>For the first time in India, a railway station will be built inside a tunnel at a height of 3,000 metres, on the strategic Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line close to the Sino-India border, a senior official told PTI.<br />While many metro stations in Delhi and other ...
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