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Uttarakhand disaster likely caused by landslide, not glacial outburst, satellite images reveal
The Print   08 February 2021   India   Uttarakhand  
A rescue operation is underway after Glacier broke off at Joshimath, in Chamoli on 7 February 2021 | ANI Photo
<p>Coimbatore: International geologists and glaciologists studying satellite imagery say the cause of the Chamoli flooding disaster in Uttarakhand appears to be a landslide and not a glacial outburst as widely believed.<br />The first identification was done ...
Now, drive over Tehri lake on India’s longest motorable suspension bridge
Hindustan Times   09 November 2020   India   Tehri Garhwal  
The Dobra-Chanti suspension bridge took 14 years to build and cost almost Rs 3 crore.(HT PHOTO)
<p>Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the country&rsquo;s longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge in Tehri Garhwal district to mark the state&rsquo;s 21st foundation day on Sunday.<br />Rawat inaugurated the 725-metre long Dobra-Chanti ...
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10 years in making, longest bridge on Manali–Leh highway complete
The Tribune India   07 October 2020   India  
Known as Barsi Bridge, it is the second longest bridge of its kind in the country after the Col Chewang Rinchen Setu across Shyok river on route to the world’s highest landing ground at Daulat Beg Oldie in Ladakh
<p>The longest bridge on the strategic Manali &ndash; Leh highway, located in Himachal Pradesh, is complete and will be opened for traffic this month.<br />While easing the flow of traffic, the new structure had greatly increased load carrying capacity. <br ...
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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, ...
Landslide Blocks Manali-Leh Highway
NDTV   29 June 2018   India  
Image tweeted by @ANI
<p>MANALI: Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Marhi, 30 kilometres from Manali, blocking the Manali-Leh National Highway-3. The blockage is likely to affect motorists who plan their road trips to the one of the most celebrated highways ...
Cars Buried As Wall Of South Mumbai Complex Crashes After Heavy Rain
NDTV   25 June 2018   India   Mumbai  
Residents claim that construction activity in the neighbourhood had weakened the wall.
<p>MUMBAI: A huge section of a wall at an upscale Mumbai complex collapsed this morning taking with it at least 15 parked cars after incessant rain in the city. Dramatic visuals from 32-storey Lloyds estate in Wadala's Antop Hill show several cars buried or ...
10 killed in landslide in Mizoram
Deccan Herald   05 June 2018   India   Mizoram  
Four persons were rescued from the building, police said, adding that one of them suffered injuries
<p>Ten people, including six women, were killed and one person was injured when a building was swept away by a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Lunglawn area of south Mizoram's Lunglei town, police said on Tuesday.</p>
Only 450m of Metro tunnelling left
The New Indian Express   20 October 2017   India   Chennai  
The breakthrough of first tunnel boring machine in the stretch between Government Estate and AG-DMS under Phase -I of Chennai Metro was achieved on Wednesday
<p>CHENNAI: Chennai Metro Rail has to burrow only 450 metres more to complete the entire tunnelling under the first phase of the Chennai Metro.Thee much awaited breakthrough in the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the 3.7 km longest continuous tunnel drive ...
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Pathetic! 40 years, Rs 389-crore later, dam wall collapses in Bihar before inauguration by Nitish Kumar
The Financial Express   20 September 2017   India   Bihar  
dam wall collapses in Bihar
<p>Ahead of its scheduled inauguration by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the wall of a Rs 389-crore dam collapsed during the trial run and inundated nearby areas of a township in Bhagalpur on Tuesday. Newspapers in the state had today published advertisements ...
India’s government has approved £2.7bn in rail projects as well 1,120km of road upgrades
The construction index   25 August 2016   New Dehli   India  
Indian rail
<p>More than 1,900km of rail scheme were approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by prime minister Shri Narendra Modi. The nine schemes include a 280km passenger and freight line between Itarsi and Nagpur and a 287km line linking Vijaywada ...
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