Archive for category: Tunnels

JKIL – MEPL’s TBM Records Breakthrough for Mumbai Sewage Project

Mumbai last month saw India’s largest tunnel boring recording a breakthrough,…

21 Jun 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other, Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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Afcons Awarded Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s C2 Tunnel Contract

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) and Afcons…

09 Jun 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail, Tunnels ⋅ 10 Comments
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L&T’s TBM Mavala Records Final Breakthrough for Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project

Mavala, the largest tunnel boring machine to ever be deployed in India, on Tuesday…

31 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways, Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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5 Bidders for 2nd Zoji La Tunnel’s DPR Consultant Contract

June 23, 2023 Update: Tender has been cancelled May 3, 2023 Original Post: 5…

03 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 7 Comments
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Afcons Bids for Bihar Museum – Patna Museum Tunnel Project

Afcons Infrastructure today emerged as the only bidder for a 1.5 km pedestrian…

28 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro, Tunnels ⋅ 17 Comments
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L&T & MEIL Win Thane – Borivali Tunnel Project’s Work in Mumbai

May 12, 2023 Update: MEIL has been declared as the preferred bidder for both…

25 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 21 Comments
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L&T & MEIL Bid for Thane – Borivali Tunnel Project in Mumbai

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd….

10 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 19 Comments
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L&T’s Pakal Dul HEP TBM Marsu Assembled in J&K

Larsen & Toubro on Sunday completed assembly work on Herrenknecht tunnel…

10 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 7 Comments
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Bharat Constructions Wins Jammu Ring Road’s Twin Tunnel Contract

Bharat Constructions India Pvt. Ltd. (BCIPL) on Thursday was declared as the…

26 Feb 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 2 Comments
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TLL-EVRASCON JV Wins Shudmahadev – Dranga Tunnel’s Contract

Transrail Lighting Ltd – Euro-Asian Construction Corporation (EVRASCON) JV…

12 Feb 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 50 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 79.5 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 – 16 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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