India\’s First Ever Underwater Metro Train Tunnel beneath River Houghly

A first in India, the two parallel 520-meter under the river tunnels will connect Salt Lake Sector V in Kolkata to the Howrah Maidan across the river, being elemental in Rs. 8,900 crore East West Metro Project by the end of July 2017. The work using a huge Tunnel boring Machine (TBM) has already begun … Read more

Ghaziabad: Flyover construction in Vasundhara to begin by Oct 2

GHAZIABAD – INDIA – Construction of the Vasundhara flyover is likely to start by October 2, said officials. The project aims to decongest the intersection of the road from Vasundhara with Mohan Nagar Link Road and is expected to be completed in a year. There is a huge flow of vehicles at Vasundhara intersection every … Read more

World Bank ‘commits’ to fulfil obligations under Indus Water Treaty: Pakistan

Pakistan today claimed the World Bank has “committed” itself to “timely fulfilling its obligations” under the Indus Water Treaty while remaining neutral as Islamabad approached the international lender amid reports that India may revoke the 56-year-old deal. A Pakistani delegation led by the Attorney General for Pakistan, Ashtar Ausaf Ali, met with senior officials of … Read more

Cochin International Airport, India’s Fully Solar Powered Airport Is World’s First

KOCHI: Cochin International Airport is the first airport in the world which runs completely on solar power. Since August, the airport has used 46,000 solar panels laid across 45 acres to power all its electricity needs, and sell excess power to the government-run grid. At night, when the sun doesn’t shine, it pulls some of … Read more