Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Work on critical border infrastructure such as roads and bridges has gone up by nearly 75 per cent across seven states and union territories sharing borders with China and Pakistan in the last two years, defence ministry data has showed.
With the completion and opening of the Rohtang Tunnel, the focus of Indian agencies involved in the construction of strategic infrastructure in the border areas has shifted to the Shinku La Pass, where a 13.5-kilometer long tunnel is proposed on the Manali-Darcha-Padum-Kargil-Leh route.
The cabinet committee on economic affairs on Thursday approved a Rs 10,211-crore project to improve the safety and performance of select dams across India.
The helicopter had reached Gauchar on Monday and started its work on Tuesday. The local officials told TOI that it will take three days for the entire machinery – tractors, dumpers and JCBs — to be transported to Kedarnath. The machines will be used for the second phase of redevelopment work in Kedarnath.
From January to September, when the Covid pandemic disrupted the economy, India added 2,320 MW of solar energy power, official data indicates.
The Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL), a PSU under the Ministry of Railways, has commissioned wagon repair workshop in Vadlapudi near Vishakapatnam yard in Andhra Pradesh.
India’s maiden seaplane service is likely to take off from Sabarmati riverfront to the Statue of Unity on October 31 if all goes as per plans, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh was in Sikkim to dedicate the 19.85 Km Alternate Alignment of the National Highway 310 from km 0.00 to km 19.350 to the Nation. Necessitated due to the previous alignment having seen extensive damages due to sinking and other natural hazards, the road serves as an important link to bolster defence preparedness in the Nathula Sector in particular and in whole of East Sikkim in general.
As a part of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), India is planning to set up a slew of supercomputers across the country to form the National Knowledge Network (NKN).
The Mangdechhu hydroelectric project, an India-Bhutan venture, has been awarded the prestigious Brunel Medal for excellence in civil engineering by the UK-based Institute of Civil Engineers.
