IRCTC has rolled out a delicious list of MUST-TRY foods at railway stations across India

 

IRCTC has rolled out a delicious list of MUST-TRY foods at railway stations across India!

From Amritsar's iconic Lassi to Mumbai's spicy Batata Vada, every dish tells a story of its region.

So next time you're traveling, skip the regular snacks and dive into these local treats. Your taste buds will thank you!

What’s your go-to station snack? Comment below!

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Final chance to submit your bid for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for Developing at CCS Airport Metro Station

Today is the final chance to submit your bid for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for Developing, Setting Up, Operating, and Maintaining Built-Up Commercial Spaces at CCS Airport Metro Station (Ground Floor) of #LucknowMetro #UPMetro

Bareilly Airport to connect with Lucknow and Delhi

 New Delhi: Airports Authority of India, in its effort to link under-served and un-served airports through RCS routes, is developing the civil enclave at Bareilly for the commencement of civil flight operations for Lucknow and Delhi under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS UDAN).

Bareilly Airport belongs to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and AAI has developed a New civil enclave with interim Terminal Building of area 525 sqm along with apron for parking of one ATR 72 type of Aircraft. The Interim Terminal Building will be utilized for the commencement of RCS operations. 

Bogibeel, The longest Rail- Cum - Road Bridge in India

Bogibeel bridge is a combined road and rail bridge over the Brahmaputra river in the north eastern Indian state of Assam between Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh district, which was started in the year 2002 and took a total of 200 months to complete, heavy rainfall in the region being the main cause for the slow progress. Bogibeel river bridge is the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India measuring 4.94 kilometres over the Brahmaputra river. As it is situated in an earthquake-prone area it is India's first bridge to have fully welded steel-concrete support beams that can withstand earthquakes of magnitudes up to 7 on the Richter Scale.

Bogibeel bridge

This is also Asia’s 2nd longest rail-cum-road bridge and has a serviceable period of around 120 years. This is the 5th longest bridge in India after Bhupen Hazarika Setu, Dibang River Bridge, Mahatma Gandhi Setu and Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The bridge was constructed by a consortium of construction companies headed by Hindustan Construction Company. It was inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi on 25th December 2018 on the occasion of Good Governance Day.

The Bogibeel bridge traces its origins to the Assam Accord of 1985 and was one of several major infrastructural projects to be set up in Assam in accordance with the pact. It was sanctioned by the Government of India in 1997-98 and was expected to be completed by the end of the Ninth Five Year Plan. The foundation of the bridge was laid in January 1997 by Prime Minister H.D.Deva Gowda, but its construction was inaugurated only in 2002 by Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee. The project was to be completed in six years following the inauguration, however the work did not begin until 2007, owing to lack of funds and attention. Consequently, that same year, the Bogibeel bridge was granted a national project status by the Government of India in 2007 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but the implementation was slow, notwithstanding a Congress government in Assam. The Union Ministry of Finance funded 75% of the project costs while the Ministry of Railways financed the rest. The actual work on the project only began in 2011.

The design of Bogibeel bridge has 39 spans of 125 m and a superstructure of composite welded steel truss and reinforced concrete. It is designed to carry a double line 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge railway on the lower deck and a 2-lane road on the upper deck. With its proximity to the China border, the bridge also has tremendous significance for India's defence and has been built strong enough to support the movement of tanks and even fighter jet landings. It is the longest combined rail and road bridge in India and second longest bridge in Assam over the river Brahmaputra after Bhupen Hazarika Setu which is a road bridge of length 9.15 km.

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Future Changes in Construction Industry

• Construction Software and Full Integration

One of the elements that has made construction software so indispensable has to do with the fact that it allows for the real- time exchange of information between the various project agents.

This means a significant decrease of budget miscalculation and task delays.

INDIA IS BUILDING ROADS FROM PLASTIC WASTE

Foot-over Bridges In Mumbai constructed by the Indian Army in less than 3 months

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated three much-awaited railway foot overbridges (FOBs), constructed by the Indian Army in less than 3 months, for public in Mumbai.

The 3 FOBs are at these stations-

• The FOB at Elphinstone Road is 73.1 metres long & 3.65 metres wide and built at a cost of Rs 10.44 crore within 117 days.
• The Currey Road FOB is 30 metres long & 3.5 metres wide built at the CSMT end from the east side platform at a cost of around Rs 3 crore.
• The Ambivali FOB connecting 2 platforms is 20 metres long and 3.5 metres wide, built at a cost of Rs 2.70 crore.

India First Hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai

Source: Virgin Hyperloop one

Why The Bullet Train Will Be A Boon For Mumbai

Even as officials are talking about how India's first bullet train, which will connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad, is likely to transform inter-city travel, the question on one's mind is, what's in it for Mumbaikars? Aanchal Khare, managing director of National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, the company spearheading the project, said, the train will not only shrink travel time between locations in Mumbai by half, there are also plans to connect the train with the existing metro lines.

The 12 stations proposed between Mumbai and Sabarmati, include Mumbai BKC, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Vadodara, Anand/Nadia, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati. While the end-to-end cost between Mumbai and Sabarmati is expected to go up to Rs 3,000, travelling between BKC and other local stations in Mumbai could cost anywhere from Rs 250 to Rs 750.

The trains will run at an operating speed of 320 kmph, between 6 am and midnight. As per the proposed timetable, travelling between BKC and Thane will take 10 minutes, while Virar will be covered in 24 minutes flat.

“The tendering and ground work will begin by June 2018 and the line should be up and running in the next four years. We are confident, it [the bullet train] will revolutionse rail transport,” Khare said.

China Turns On the World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm

Floating on a lake over a collapsed coal mine, the power station in Anhui province can produce 40 megawatts of energy.

Built by the company Sungrow Power Supply, the power plant will produce enough energy to power 15,000 homes, Zheng reports. 

Anhui province is a coal-rich region, and the Sungrow plant is located on a lake that was once the site of intensive mining. Heavy rains filled the area with water. As Zhen reports, the depth of the lake varies from 12 feet to 30 feet. 

Bent Tower for NYC: World’s Longest Skyscraper

New York City’s obsession with building ultra-tall, skinny skyscrapers should come as a surprise to no one. For decades, architects and developers have worked to “out-phallic” each other to seize prestige and obscene amounts of cash. New York-based Oiio Studio has had enough of the taller-is-better trend – and they’re now aiming to create the “longest skyscraper in the world” – aptly dubbed “The Big Bend” – to draw attention to the city’s absurd real estate situation. The proposed Big Bend aims to be the longest skyscraper on the globe – topping out even Dubai’s Burj Khalifa – by folding
the tower in half in an inverted U-shape.

Big Bend is a 4,000-foot-tall paperclip-shaped skyscraper that would loom over the towers along New York City’s Billionaire’s Row. The plans evoke an ultra-modern atmosphere with images of top-hatted rich men taking center stage in the renderings. According to the architects, the “bendy” design responds to the city’s uber-tall skyscrapers, which have been criticized for “bending” building codes and using their height to command exorbitant prices.

What are smart motorways?

What are smart motorways and how do they work?

Smart motorway technology is deployed to actively manage traffic flows and optimise the motorway network. 

Why do we need Smart Motorways?

The key aim of Smart Motorways is to reduce congestion and improve journey times by better managing the traffic using roadside technology infrastructure, associated control centres, systems and operational regimes.

Other benefits of differing types of Smart Motorway operational regimes have included reductions in accidents and reduced impacts on the environment associated with emissions from stationary or slow moving vehicles.

Dutch Railway Electric trains now run on 100 % Wind energy

A single Dutch Railway line in Netherlands still runs on diesel fuel- but only until the end of this year.  

       The company, working in partnership with all other Dutch rail companies- including freight trains- had planned to source all of its electricity from wind by 2018, but after learning that extra wind power was available on the Dutch market, was able to purchase it earlier. 

              Rather than buying power from existing renewable energy plants, the rail company chose to support newly- built projects. The power is sent into the grid, and the company buys certificate for each megawatt- hour of energy that it uses. Wind power doesn't go directly to the trains, both because that,s not how the infrastructure is set up and because the trains need to pull from the grid for a constant source of power.

"If there is no wind you can run the trains,"says Boon. "There needs to be enough power on the grid always."

(Source: https://www.fastcoexist.com/3067087/madrid-plans-to-ban-cars-from-its-busiest-street)

Chandigarh International Airport

Total land 305 acres.

Key Features of New Airport Infrastructure for Economic Sustainability:

• Strategic location
• Apron & link taxi track
• Boundary wall
• Electrically operated automated trolley gate 100 m wide
• Substation equipment
• Baggage handling system
• Apron edge light and high mast light
• Passenger boarding bridge
• Interior work & art work
• Airport systems (HHDM, DFMD, X Rays)

Achievements

• The largest airport infrastructure of North India (after Delhi). Created on schedule without anytime and cost overruns, the project is an amalgamation of various packages like huge civil infrastructure in combination with electrical works, HVAC, fire fighting, fire alarm, BMS & EMS, PA system, FIDS,etc. a perfect management and contract management.
• Achievement also include, complete compliance of performance on MoU parameters withthe Ministry of Govt. of India.

Construction Technology Adopted

• Project management software used (MS Project) for monitoring and resource planning.
• Two huge tower cranes erected for speedy construction.
• Two Batching plants with 4 Silos erected at the site.
• Quality lab set up onsite.
• 9 Transit Mixers used.
• Three concrete pumps.
• One boom Liftconcrete used.
• 4 manlifters up to 30m height used along with sufficient scissor lifts.
• Several cranes and Hydra lifters used on site.
• RMC from outside along withinternal resources used.
• 30 m height platform constructed for roofing works.
• 150 tonne capacity cranes used for lifting huge MS structure.
• In- house designes and fabricated derrick used for lifting and erecting trusses.

Environmental Impact Mitigation Measures:

• Non polluting construction environment created during construction as per GRIHA norms.
• Continuous spraying of water on dusted roads and construction area. 
• All the trees in construction area protected by barricades.
• An additional 1000 trees planted along the boundary wall. 
• DG sets with acoustic enclosure used during construction.
• All waste collection points identified.
• Jute bags used for curing of concrete.

Wheel washing facility provided at gate to minimise the impact of construction zone.

Deployment of Green Technology & Solar Plant

• This is the first airport in North India to become self sufficient in energy after completion of solar plant of 3 MW in 2016.
• A 4 star GRIHA rating for green intiative awarded

Environment Friendly Material used 

• Flyash brciks- around 55 lakhs
• Double insulated roofing system
• DGU & high performance glasses
• Skylights for use of maximum daylight
• Low VOC paints
• Cavity Walls
• Energy efficient chillers with 6.3 COP for HVAC
• Energy efficient gearless motor for elevators.
• VFDS for high capacity motors
• LED type electrical fixtures,
• 600 KLD STP plant installed for treating sewage and waste water.
• Treated water from STP plant will be used for HVAC, Flushing, gardening etc.
• Rain water harvesting wells.
• Sensor based plumbing fitting for water conservation. 
• All electrical motor are of energy efficiency class-1.

Recycling

• Treated water from STP plant will be used for HVAC, flushing, gardening etc.
• While rain water harvesting wells will be spread across the storm water drainage system, a sensor based plumbing fitting will be used for water conservation.

Other Highlights

• Minimum cost of construction as compared to any other airports- Rs 65000 per sq.m.

CIDC AWARD WINNING PROJECTS

Project Name: Construction of steel super- structure and other ancillary works of rail cum Road Bridge across River Ganga in Patna

Project Owner/ Issuing Authority: East Central Railway 

Project Location: Patna, Bihar

IRCON International Limited, a government of India undertaking, was presented with the Achievement Award in the category of Best Construction Projects at the 8 th Edition of the CIDC Vishwakarwa Award held on March 7, 2016, for its Rail- cum- Road- Bridge across River Ganga, Patna.

India keen to meet Renewable Energy target & reduce its Carbon Footprint. "Gurgaon" : India’s 1st city to be equipped with Smart Grids

A meeting held between Haryana’s Chief Minister Mr. M L Khattar and Power Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal on last Monday, has brought a ray of hope to the residents of Gurgaon. The city is poised to become the 1st city in India to get a full scale Smart Grid installed that would get rid of black outs and permit the consumers to bring down their energy bills by switching to renewable sources of energy available at present. The centre has dedicated a fund of Rs. 273 crores from a total of Rs. 1382 crores essential for the 1st phase.

Gurgaon Smart Grid project will be carried out in 3 phases. The 1st phase will include the old Gurgaon and DLF & South City area. The 2nd phase would cover the new sectors from Sector 58 to Sector 115. And the industrial belt of Manesar will be covered under 3rd phase.

Work completed as per planning, Gurgaon could be the 1st city in India to become carbon free. Gurgaon could pave the path for the entire nation to follow its footsteps and convert all of the country, village by village and city by city to Smart Grids and help the nation switch to renewable energy. This shift from carbon based economy to green economy will have positive impact on both the GDP and health of the nation.

What exactly is Smart Grid?

 Smart Grid can be summarised as an electricity supply network that uses digital communication network technology to identify and respond to local changes in the usage.

3D Paintings as Virtual Speed- Breakers Likely in India

To check rash driving, the government is considering putting up 3D paintings on major highways and busy roads to create virtual speed breakers.

"We are trying out 3D paintings used as virtual speed breakers to avoid unnecessary requirements of speed breakers,"Mr. Gadkari said in a tweet.

The optional illusions are supposed to encourage drivers to slow down automatically. The government ordered removal of all speed breakers from highways, which are considered to be safety hazard for high- speed vehicles.

Future roads may contain 100 % more pig poop

A team of researchers at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University is testing a substance made from pig manure to use as an asphalt binder to replace petroleum-based products, according to a report by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Civil Engineer Ellie Fini and partners, with support from the NSF, has created a product that costs 56 cents per gallon to process and is holding up to “rigorous” testing.