Kolkata Metro to Inaugurate First Ever Under-River Tunnel in India
India's first under-river metro tunnel, built in Kolkata, is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 6, 2024. https://timesproperty.com/news/post/kolkata-metro-to-inaugurate-first-ever-under-river-tunnel-in-india-blid6897Metro 3 project in India achieves new breakthrough milestone
Impressively, the Metro 3 project deployed 17 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) for 55 kilometers of tunnels. https://constructionreviewonline.com/news/metro-3-project-in-india-achieves-new-breakthrough-milestone/Kolkata Metro runs through tunnel below Hooghly, first in India to complete under-river journey
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/metro-rake-runs-under-river-first-time-india-howrah-kolkata-8553813/Reply on topic: Kolkata's East-West Metro construction work to recommence soon
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-india-kolkata-east-west-metro-corridor-work-to-recommence-soon-official-2222606ITD Cementation India Ltd. casts first tunnel ring segment of Chennai Metro Line-4
In January 2022, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) awarded ITD both packages of civil contracts totalling Rs. 3743.24 crores with a 48-month timeline. https://www.metrorailnews.in/itd-cementation-india-ltd-casts-first-tunnel-ring-segment-of-chennai-metro-line-4/Kolkata's East-West Metro construction work to recommence soon
A Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) official said on Sunday that tunnelling work for the East-West project will recommence soon. It was stopped because of COVID-19. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-india-kolkata-east-west-metro-corridor-work-to-recommence-soon-official-2222606Reply on topic: 4 Bengaluru Metro Tunnel Boring Machines remain inactive awaiting Chinese experts
India-China standoff likely to hamper Bengaluru Metro work https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/india-china-standoff-likely-to-hamper-bengaluru-metro-work-e-mobility/articleshow/76503573.cmsKolkata Metro Update: India's first underwater metro tunnel to be made operational by 2023
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) is constructing the Kolkata East-West Metro Line and the underwater tunnel that will...https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/kolkata-metro-update-indias-first-underwater-metro-tunne...Reply on topic: 'Made In India' Tunnel Boring Machines To Be Used For Chennai Metro Phase-II Project
Looking at the latest post in this group, I think 12 TBMs will not be `made in India`. I think old foreign TBMs are planned to be renovated in India. Am I wrong? https://tunnelcontact.com/discussion/view/44639/chennai-metro-to-use-23-refabricated-tunnel-boring-machines-for-its-phase-2-project
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