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Telangana tunnel collapse: Rescue operation enters 15th day
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Telangana tunnel collapse: Rescue operation enters 15th day

Deccan Chronicle  

Nagarkurnool, March 8: Rescue operation was underway at a brisk pace inside the partially collapsed SLBC project tunnel in Telangana on Saturday as cadaver dogs deployed to locate human presence identified two possible spots. State Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, who has been supervising the rescue operation, is likely to visit the tunnel site on Saturday and hold a …

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SLBC tunnel rescue: India’s 9 top agencies form unified command to save 8 lives in tunnel collapse
1 month ago

SLBC tunnel rescue: India’s 9 top agencies form unified command to save 8 lives in tunnel collapse

The Hindu  

It’s a race against time as the country’s top nine agencies renowned for handling rescue operations during natural disasters are working round the clock to the save the eight persons stuck inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel in Nagarkurnool district, a part of which collapsed on Saturday morning. “The crack teams comprising experienced personnel from the Indian Army, Indian …

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Mumbai to get 238 AC locals as MUTP-3 moves forward after 18-month stall
2 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai to get 238 AC locals as MUTP-3 moves forward after 18-month stall

Hindustan Times  

The long-awaited proposal to procure 238 air-conditioned local trains for Mumbai under phases 3 and 3A of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project is back on track, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed on Saturday. Progress on Mumbai-Ahm High-Speed Rail Corridor On the same day, Vaishnaw visited the Ghansoli site of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, commonly referred to as the …

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Bengaluru civic body under fire over inaccuracies in tunnel road project report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru civic body under fire over inaccuracies in tunnel road project report

India Today  

A detailed project report for an ambitious tunnel road project in Karnataka’s Bengaluru has raised eyebrows after it was found to contain multiple inaccuracies, including environmental discrepancies and references to cities in Maharashtra. The DPR, which cost the state Rs 9.5 crore, prepared by New Delhi-based Rodic Consultants and submitted to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike in November 2024, outlined …

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California water agency votes to spend $141 million on Delta tunnel project
3 months, 2 weeks ago

California water agency votes to spend $141 million on Delta tunnel project

LA Times  

The board of California’s largest urban water supplier voted on Tuesday to spend $141.6 million for a large share of the preliminary planning work on the state’s proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Providing funds for the initial work, Ortega said, will enable the agency “to gather critical information about the project’s benefits and costs that will …

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Record-breaking open-type TBM rolls off production line
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4 months ago

Record-breaking open-type TBM rolls off production line

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-25 15:19 The Jianghan Xinshiqi open-type rock tunnel boring machine is unveiled in Changsha city, Central China's Hunan province, Nov 22, 2024. An open-type rock tunnel boring machine with a diameter of 11.93 meters, the largest of its kind in China, just rolled off the production line on Friday in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, China News …

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Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end

The Hindu  

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project, is expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end and will later be extended to Maharashtra, according to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited. The first phase of operations is likely to begin ahead of the Gujarat Assembly election, which is due in 2027 with the term of …

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Bullet train's first section to be open by 2026, to cover 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad distance in THIS much time
1 year, 1 month ago

Bullet train's first section to be open by 2026, to cover 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad distance in THIS much time

India TV News  

Bullet train's first section to be open by 2026, to cover 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad distance in THIS much time Of the 508 km route, 351 km will pass through Gujarat and 157 km will pass through Maharashtra. The work on the first phase of India's first Bullet Train project is going on rapidly, with the Gujarat portion almost completed and …

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Pragati Maidan tunnel in Delhi cannot be repaired, needs total overhaul: PWD official
1 year, 1 month ago

Pragati Maidan tunnel in Delhi cannot be repaired, needs total overhaul: PWD official

The Hindu  

The delay in the completion of the Pragati Maidan tunnel and negligence in its maintenance led to large cracks in the structure that now requires a complete overhaul, said a senior official at the Delhi’s Public Works Department on Tuesday, February 6,2024. The 1.3-km-long tunnel and five five underpasses linking it are part of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor …

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Druids, pagans, environmentalists and archaeologists gather in London in fight for Stonehenge
1 year, 3 months ago

Druids, pagans, environmentalists and archaeologists gather in London in fight for Stonehenge

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In written submissions on Tuesday, David Wolfe KC, for Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site said …

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What is the Stonehenge tunnel project and why is it so controversial?
1 year, 3 months ago

What is the Stonehenge tunnel project and why is it so controversial?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site and the Stonehenge Alliance are challenging the government’s decision …

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Tenders for tunnel roads in Bengaluru soon, says Shivakumar
1 year, 5 months ago

Tenders for tunnel roads in Bengaluru soon, says Shivakumar

The Hindu  

Work is under way to call tenders to build tunnel roads in the city in the next 45 days, Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Where should the tunnel road open to the roadway above and should we build tunnel roads only in the core city or extend them to the entire city? While Mr. Shivakumar said the …

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Will the long-pending Spain-Morocco tunnel finally be a reality?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will the long-pending Spain-Morocco tunnel finally be a reality?

Firstpost  

The project has been stalled in recent years due to budget cuts in Spain following the 2008 financial crisis and a series of diplomatic spats with Morocco. But it has now been officially relaunched by Madrid and Rabat, even though it faces multiple obstacles Madrid: In limbo for years, plans for a tunnel linking Spain and Morocco have been officially …

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California officially shrinks delta water diversion plan from two tunnels to one
2 years, 7 months ago

California officially shrinks delta water diversion plan from two tunnels to one

LA Times  

A sign opposing a proposed tunnel plan to ship water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to Southern California is displayed near Freeport, south of Sacramento, in 2016. Gavin Newsom said in 2019 he would downsize the state’s plan for tunneling around the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to deliver water more easily to Southern California. “We have a responsibility to …

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Delhi: PM Modi to inaugurate six-lane Pragati Maidan tunnel, 5 underpasses on June 19
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi: PM Modi to inaugurate six-lane Pragati Maidan tunnel, 5 underpasses on June 19

India TV News  

Highlights Traffic from eastern parts of Delhi will have signal-free access to India Gate among others The construction of the tunnel began in March 2018 and it was completed by March 2022 The delay was caused due to the lockdown and restrictions on construction activities Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the six underpasses that are a …

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KBR tunnel to set GHMC back by Rs 3,000 crore
2 years, 11 months ago

KBR tunnel to set GHMC back by Rs 3,000 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The GHMC will be required to spend around Rs 3,000 crore to dig its proposed 1.38-km tunnel under the KBR Park junction. Way back in 2015, the government had proposed to develop six junctions around KBR National Park by building multi-level flyovers under the Strategic Road Development Programme. Citing this, the GHMC officials decided to construct four flyovers at …

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Uttarakhand flash floods: Rescuers boring wider hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach 30 trapped inside
4 years, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand flash floods: Rescuers boring wider hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach 30 trapped inside

India Today  

Rescuers on Saturday began boring a wider and deeper hole into the tunnel at the flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in an attempt to reach the over 30 people trapped inside for nearly a week. “The Silt Flushing Tunnel was punctured on Friday night itself by drilling a 75mm-diameter hole into it but now it is being widened to 300 mm …

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Uttarakhand glacier burst | Tapovan hydel project entirely washed away, says ITBP Officer
4 years, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst | Tapovan hydel project entirely washed away, says ITBP Officer

The Hindu  

Venudhar Nayak, Commanding Officer of the Indo Tibetan Border Police who led the rescue operation at the tunnel of the NTPC’s Tapovan hydel project, where 12 workers were rescued after a seven-hour operation on Sunday, said the project was completely washed away, and the few houses that remain undamaged on the site were covered in slush upto 20 feet deep. …

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Elon Musk company to build underground transit loop for Las Vegas Convention Center
5 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk company to build underground transit loop for Las Vegas Convention Center

LA Times  

Billionaire Elon Musk finally has a chance at completing a commercial tunneling project after his Boring Co. secured a $48.7-million contract to build a transit system for Las Vegas’ expanding convention center. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s 14-member board approved the contract Wednesday afternoon, taking a gamble on the young Hawthorne company, which has not completed a commercial …

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Elon Musk's Blue Mountains tunnel idea and cost dismissed by engineers as a 'dream'
6 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk's Blue Mountains tunnel idea and cost dismissed by engineers as a 'dream'

ABC  

A group of senior road tunnelling experts have rubbished entrepreneur Elon Musk's claim he can build a 50-kilometre loop through the Blue Mountains for $1 billion, with one describing it as "Alice in Wonderland" talk. Key points: Experts say Mr Musk's tunnel idea could cost as much as $50 billion The NSW Government has not received a proposal but would …

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Elon Musk brings his tunnel vision, and charm offensive, to West L.A.
6 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk brings his tunnel vision, and charm offensive, to West L.A.

LA Times  

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a February news conference in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Musk spoke Thursday in West L.A. to explain his vision for underground tunnels throughout L.A. “It did have the tech cool factor,” said Andrés Cuervo, vice president of the neighborhood council in Palms, which borders the proposed West L.A. tunnel’s route on Sepulveda Boulevard. …

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WestConnex: Sydney tunnels a year away from completion
7 years, 3 months ago

WestConnex: Sydney tunnels a year away from completion

ABC  

Excavation work on tunnels built as part of the Sydney WestConnex project is almost complete, but motorists will have to wait at least a year to drive the underground route. The 5.5 kilometre twin tunnel, costing $3.8 billion, connects Homebush to Haberfield in the inner west and are the first tunnels built for WestConnex, touted as Australia's largest transport project. …

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Ballot measure is new obstacle to diverting water to Southern California
9 years, 4 months ago

Ballot measure is new obstacle to diverting water to Southern California

LA Times  

In California’s Westland Water District of the Central Valley, canals carry water to Southern California. “Without this fix, San Joaquin farms, Silicon Valley and other vital centers of the California economy will suffer devastating losses in their water supply.” Claims to the contrary, Brown said, are “false, shameful and do a profound disservice to California’s future.” Dean Cortopassi —the wealthy …

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Bus tunnel for Adelaide CBD would cut commute times, SA Government promises
10 years, 1 month ago

Bus tunnel for Adelaide CBD would cut commute times, SA Government promises

ABC  

More detail has been given on a plan to build a $160 million bus tunnel between Hackney Road and the Adelaide CBD. Premier Jay Weatherill said a planned closure of the existing Rundle Road and realigning it further south would improve the east parklands, an area heavily used for events including the current Fringe festival. Bus tunnel will help combat …

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