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Beijing, March 13 (IANS) A Chinese firm on Tuesday rolled out China's largest shield tunnelling machine for export, which is destined for Bangladesh to assist with a river tunnelling project.

The export of the machine, produced by Tianhe Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Co. ltd. based in Jiangsu province, will break the monopoly of ultra-large tunnelling equipment by developed countries, according to Zhou Jun, Chief Engineer with the Chinese firm.

The machine, with a diameter of 12.12 metres, weighs 2,200 tonnes. It will be used for opening a 3,500-metre road tunnel under Karnaphuli River, reports Xinhua news agency.

"The tunnel construction has been a dream for Bangladesh people, as we want to develop Chittagong Port as good as China's Shanghai," said Kabir Ahmed, Chief Engineer of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority.

The upcoming tunnel is expected to shorten the ride between Chittagong Airport and a planned industrial park from four hours to barely 20 minutes.

https://www.thequint.com/hot-news-text/china-exports-largest-tunnelling-machine-to-bangladesh

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wow.............
is this machine is now our own or we just rant this.?
 
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Great stuff. Kudos to Chinese engineers. :china:

is this machine is now our own or we just rant this.?
More like the Construction Company owns it and it will be used by them to carry out the tunnel construction. Though considering we have a Subway project in pipeline, this machine can be put into good use here if the project planners wants. So without a doubt it will have a good career in Bangladesh.
The upcoming tunnel is expected to shorten the ride between Chittagong Airport and a planned industrial park from four hours to barely 20 minutes.
Good for investment and industries!Kudos! :cheers:
 
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Beijing, March 13 (IANS) A Chinese firm on Tuesday rolled out China's largest shield tunnelling machine for export, which is destined for Bangladesh to assist with a river tunnelling project.

The export of the machine, produced by Tianhe Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Co. ltd. based in Jiangsu province, will break the monopoly of ultra-large tunnelling equipment by developed countries, according to Zhou Jun, Chief Engineer with the Chinese firm.

The machine, with a diameter of 12.12 metres, weighs 2,200 tonnes. It will be used for opening a 3,500-metre road tunnel under Karnaphuli River, reports Xinhua news agency.

"The tunnel construction has been a dream for Bangladesh people, as we want to develop Chittagong Port as good as China's Shanghai," said Kabir Ahmed, Chief Engineer of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority.

The upcoming tunnel is expected to shorten the ride between Chittagong Airport and a planned industrial park from four hours to barely 20 minutes.

https://www.thequint.com/hot-news-text/china-exports-largest-tunnelling-machine-to-bangladesh

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If we rent or for karnafuli tunnel then alright but why we will buy for one time use. May be in future wrong are hopping to rent to others .
 
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If we rent or for karnafuli tunnel then alright but why we will buy for one time use. May be in future wrong are hopping to rent to others .
I think so - a country is constantly developing. It needs continuous construction, and if the project ends, there is still another project waiting for it. Considering the economic growth rate of 7.1% in Bangladesh (if my data is wrong, please correct me). This machine will have more work.
 
I think so - a country is constantly developing. It needs continuous construction, and if the project ends, there is still another project waiting for it. Considering the economic growth rate of 7.1% in Bangladesh (if my data is wrong, please correct me). This machine will have more work.
Thank you for your input. This tunneling machine will build the Karnaphuli tunnel in Chittagong, close to the port. Here is an animated video of this project. It should be mentioned that the entire project is worth 1.1 billion dollar and entirely constructed by Chinese farm with China Exim bank financing it.
 
Long live China-Bangladesh friendship. We need india on the board too. Friendship with everyone and war with none has been the moto of our peace loving nation. @Nilgiri
 

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