Metro conducts train trial run through mishap-prone zone
The first trial run on the Sealdah-Esplanade Metro stretch through the mishap affected west-bound tunnel was conducted successfully today.
The first trial run on the Sealdah-Esplanade Metro stretch through the mishap affected west-bound tunnel was conducted successfully today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Z-Morh tunnel in Sonamarg. The 6.4-km tunnel worth over Rs 2,700 crore on the Srinagar-Leh highway will keep Sonamarg open to tourists round the year and is also touted as a major milestone to connect the Kashmir valley with Ladakh.
Reasi’s District Magistrate, Vishesh Mahajan on Thursday conducted a comprehensive security review of critical railway infrastructure in the district, including bridges, tunnels, and labour camps.
Railway authorities called it an important step in the ongoing efforts to expand and improve rail connectivity in the region
In a significant development, a 3,943-meter-long tunnel (No. T-06) of the Sevoke-Rangpo Rail Project (SRRP), located in Kalimpong district of West Bengal, achieved a breakthrough on Tuesday, according to a senior railway official.
Rescue operation for 40 construction workers trapped inside the collapsed tunnel on Yamunotri Highway 94 in Uttarakhand suffered a blow on Tuesday as the tunnel reported a fresh crumble within two days of the first tragedy on Sunday.
A rake powered by a battery-operated locomotive travelled at a moderate speed from Esplanade to Howrah Maidan through the 520- metre tunnel under the Hooghly River.
While inspecting the newly inaugurated tunnel, Modi picked up an empty plastic water bottle and a few other items that had been thrown away. He was seeing the paintings made of the inner wall of the tunnel.
Traffic has been stopped along the national highway.
The road route for the Amarnath pilgrimage (Pathankot--Jammu--Srinagar highway) passes through Samba near where the tunnel has been detected. The highway is few kilometres from the IB.
