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inFraStrUctUre The renowned building and construction marvel and the longest
brAHMAPUTrA rOPEWAY, GUWAHATI: LONGEST rIVEr
rOPEWAY PrOJECT IN INDIA COMPLETES ONE YEAr;
rECEIVES 50,000 VISITOrS

river guest ropeway with supporting towers deep inside the
magnificent Brahmaputra river has actually finished its one year
of operation just recently. The building and construction deal with
the project was begun and taken forward throughout the time
of pandemic, with around 10 engineers and 40+ competent
workers. The building and construction work, throughout the
conclusion of the project, dealt with a lot of obstacles in transport
of heavy products (weighing near 25-40 tonnes) throughout the
unstable river. One of the supporting towers weighing near 50
tonnes stands high on the well-known traveler website- umananda
island, it is the tiniest occupied river island. The ropeway project
ever since its operations has received 50,000 visitors in one Passenger Ropeways, Material Ropeways and Ski-Lifts along with
year, and the daily visitor population nowadays is going close bulk product managing plants. The 2 supporting towers inside the
to 700. People commuting daily from the north to South end river bed are 9m in size, and with depth approximately 45m. The
of the city are heavily relying on this environment friendly mode structure and style of the ropeway project is authorized by the IIT
of transportation. Guwahati being an entry point to north-East Guwahati’ Department of Civil Engineering. DRIL’s engineering
India, is a busy tourist destination throughout the year, and ever group has actually likewise consisted of one of the best and never
since restrictions have been lifted the city has been witnessing a ever prior to made use of functions in their ropeway project called
good influx of travellers. The ropeway project has actually been self-propelled rescue automobile, which is advantageous for
built and preserved through a Joint Venture Company with the performing rescue operations in emergency situation scenarios.
technical and monetary partner as Damodar Ropeways and The 30+1cabin capability project has experts keeping track of the
Infra Limited (DRIL) which declares to specialize in structure flights each time with the aid of walkie-talkie gadgets.

UrbAN PLANNING COMMITTEE rECOMMENDS GOODLUCK INDIA rECEIVES LOI FrOM L&T FOr SUPPLY
CrEATION OF 500 HEALTHY CITIES OF STEEL brIDGES FOr bULLET TrAIN PrOJECT
A high-level committee on urban planning has recommended Goodluck India Ltd has been awarded Letter of Intent (LoI) for
a central sector scheme to develop 500 healthy cities in India order worth `198.76 crore by L&T Ltd for the Bullet Train project in
over the next five years while suggesting a need for ramping up the country. The LoI is granted for the supply and fabrication of
of human resources needed for planned urbanisation in India, special bridges on the national High-Speed Rail Track between
including filling up of existing vacancies and opening up of over Mumbai and Vapi (Bullet Train Project), the company said in
8000 new posts for town planners. The report comes after the a release. The execution period of the order envisages the
country witnessed massive shortage of health infrastructure during completion of the project to be completed by 2023, it will be
the first and the second wave of the pandemic. “A central sector executed under the expert supervision of IHI-Japanese experts
scheme, 500 Healthy Cities Programme, should be launched in the area of design and supply of steel bridges.
for a period of five years wherein priority cities and towns would
be selected jointly by the states and local bodies,” an advisory KArNATAKA CM bASAVArAJ bOMMAI SETS 2024
committee on reforms in urban planning capacity in India said DEADLINE TO COMPLETE PHASE-2 OF METrO rAIL
in its report, launched recently. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai recently asked
officials to complete the second phase of Bengaluru Metro work
NO INVESTMENTS FrOM CHINESE COMPANIES IN by 2024, a year before the deadline. He has set a Deadline
INDIA’S HIGHWAY PrOJECTS IN rECENT TIMES: NITIN of 2025 for second phase, but asked to finish it by 2024. He
GADKArI has asked to re-plan and reschedule it so that work can be
China to not participate in highway projects! Recently, union completed at the earliest because metro rail work causes
Minister of Road Transport and Highways nitin Gadkari has said much trouble to people. He said the early completion of the
that in recent times, Chinese firms have not made investments project will help people reach their destination faster and reduce
in highway projects in India. Amid the border standoff with the traffic congestion. He also said that he himself will supervise the
neighbouring country- China, the Road Transport and Highways progress of the Metro Rail work. According to Bangalore Metro
Minister, in July 2020, had said that the Modi government will not Rail Corporation Limited officials, the 21.26 kms new line (Line-6)
allow companies from China to participate in India’s highway from Gottigere to nagawara is part of Phase-2 of the project.
projects, including the ones through joint ventures. While This line consists of 7.5 Kms of elevated corridor with six elevated
addressing a query on whether Chinese firms have invested in stations and 13.76 kms underground corridor from south ramp
highway projects of India in the recent times, the union Minister near Jayanagar Fire station to north ramp at nagawara with 12
replied in the negative. underground stations.

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