Archive for category: Tunnels

Thane – Borivali Tunnel Project’s 1st TBM S-1400A Passes Factory Tests

The first mega tunnel boring machine (TBM) for Mumbai’s 11.84 km Thane…

28 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways, Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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Herrenknecht to Supply India’s Largest TBMs for Versova – Dahisar Coastal Road Project

Herrenknecht AG in December announced it will supply two mixshield tunnel boring…

12 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways, Tunnels ⋅ 9 Comments
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5 Bidders for Gaimukh – Fountain Hotel Tunnel & Elevated Road in Thane

Five firms on Wednesday submitted bids for the civil construction of a 5.5 km…

02 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways, Tunnels ⋅ 9 Comments
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Welspun Wins Dharavi – Ghatkopar Water Tunnel’s Contract in Mumbai

Welspun Enterprises on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder among 3 firms…

30 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Bidders for Dharavi – Ghatkopar Water Tunnel’s Contract in Mumbai

3 firms – Afcons Infrastructure, Ceigall India and Welspun Enterprises…

24 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 3 Comments
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JKIL – MEPL’s Terratec TBM Begins Tunneling for Mumbai’s PST-2 Tunnel

J Kumar Infraprojects – Michigan Engineers JV earlier this month commissioned…

23 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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APCO Wins Ghatkopar – Bhandup Water Tunnel’s Contract in Mumbai

APCO Infratech earlier this month was declared as the lowest bidder to construct…

22 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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JKIL – MEPL’s Terratec TBM Records Breakthrough for Mumbai Sewage Project

J Kumar Infraprojects – Michigan Engineers JV on Friday celebrated the first…

17 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bids Invited for Gaimukh – Fountain Hotel Tunnel in Mumbai

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday invited…

31 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 4 Comments
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Terratec TBM Records Breakthrough for Mumbai’s AMT-I Water Tunnel

Soma Enterprise and Terratec on June 21 celebrated the completion of tunneling…

29 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.7 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 59.2 km
• Jaipur: 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai: 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi: 19 June 2017 – 27.9 km
• Lucknow: 6 September 2017 – 22.9 km
• Hyderabad: 29 November 2017 – 67 km
• Noida-Gr. Noida: 25 January 2019 – 29.7 km
• Ahmedabad: 6 March 2019 – 60.7 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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