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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 on the bed of the Houghly River. The tunnels are being dug at a depth of 30 meters below the…
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Creations of Zaha Hadid - The Architect In Pictures

Zaha Hadid was widely regarded to be the greatest female architect in the world today. Born in Baghdad in 1950, she studied mathematics at the American university of Beirut before starting her architectural journy in 1972 at the Architectural Association in London. By 1979…
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CDA has invited Technical Proposals for Signal Free Controlled Access Corridor on Islamabad Highway

CDA has invited proposals from the consulting firms of Pakistan for the design of project  “Signal Free and Controlled Access Corridor for Islamabad highway”. In an advertisement CDA, has mentioned that it needs the consultancy services of experienced consulting firms / engineering organizations having Project code 1215 (II) registration with PEC and must to have a solid know-how for the…
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Pakistan\'s Parliament set to become first to function on solar energy

Pakistan’s parliament is set to become the first legislature in the world to function on solar energy after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurates the 1MW project . A special ceremony has been planned with all federal ministers invited to the event. The Chinese ambassador is also expected at the ceremony to open the plant funded by China. Chinese President Xi Jinping and PM Nawaz had launched…
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Islamabad Highway as Signal free Corridor inaugurated by PM

Islamabad (Web Desk): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday performed ground breaking of Signal Free Corridor of Islamabad Highway here in the evening. During his speech at launcing ceremony, PM Nawaz said that the project envisages conversion of 24 kilometer Expressway from Zero Point to GT Road Rawat as signal free corridor besides addition of lanes to ease traffic congestion. It will cost…
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