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SPOTLIGHT REPORT
An innovative method L&T
adopted was to ‘rotate’
the TBM inside the shaft named ‘Mavala’, had achieved a world
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L&T with CRCHI sets a world record in tunnel
boring for Mumbai coastal road project
Larsen & Toubro announced that their 12.19 Says Kanwer Abhay Singh, Director,
m dia slurry TBM (tunnel boring machine), Friends Equipment Heavy Machinary Pvt Ltd ,
I t i s a h u g e
record for monthly lengths by excavating achievement for
456.72 m at the Mumbai coastal road us as India’s largest
project, Package 4. Deployed from Girgaon diameter TBM MAVALA
Chowpatty, the TBM, presently the largest (ZTS12150), with joint
deployed in the country, broke the previous efforts of L&T, CRCHI-
global record of 455.4 m for monthly FEHM teams has
tunnelling done by a 13m single shield EPB become the best performing TBM in the
(earth pressure balance) TBM. world.
“This is a huge achievement for the entire We would also like to use this platform to
construction industry worldwide and truly thank L&T for giving us the opportunity to be a
an engineering feat to be proud of,” part of such prestigious projects and putting
enthused SV Desai, Whole Time Director & their faith in us. CRCHI and FEHM is highly
Senior Executive VP (Civil Infrastructure), committed to provide our customers with
L&T, describing the achievement. “We top notch services throughout the project
achieved this speed of tunnelling thanks and make our contribution for the growth of
to our experienced and qualified team. the nation.
It had given us a huge boost to speed We ensure this by providing full technical and
up construction to deliver this iconic and skill support on site. for example, at Mumbai
extremely complex project in time and Coastal Road Project we maintained full
with quality. Our team had adopted to stocks of spare parts at site with 15 Chinese
‘rotate’ the TBM inside the shaft to start the and about 20 Indian TBM experts to provide
second tunnel construction which saved 24x7 support to L&T and similar was done for
them several months to dis-assemble, lift, Bangalore metro.
transport, re-assemble & lower the TBM at a Even at Bangalore Metro which is one of the
new location. I take this opportunity to thank toughest geology in the world, our machines
our customer, the Municipal Corporation of have proved our iron by becoming the best
Greater Mumbai (MCGM), for reposing faith and most efficient performers throughout the
in us and supporting us through this whole Project. We are looking forward to outperform
process, as well as our employees without ourselves for the upcoming Delhi metro,
whom this could not have been achieved,” Patna metro and Chennai metro projects
he added. with the support of L&T.