India Developing, but still a long way to go

[yorohit79]

The shape of the pillars in this new terminal is similar to the central pillar at the old Abu Dhabi airport terminal. Being new, the Mumbai terminal ofcourse looks much more open, lighted and attractive.

All buildings that we make should depict something about the city or something artistic and not just a big steel n glass structure. Modern constructions in India are increasingly paying attention to these aspects, like the Kolkata airport with its ceiling...

 

[mirage2K]

By December, Chennai will have 9 of 42 Metro trains

All nine trains from Sao Paulo in Brazil for Chennai Metro Rail will arrive in the city by December 2013 to be a part of a trial run scheduled to take place then.

Officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) said Alstom Transport, which has been given the contract to manufacture 42 trains for Chennai Metro, will produce nine at Sao Paulo in Brazil and the rest 33 at Sri City plant in Andhra Pradesh.

While the second train’s production is complete, the third one has reached the final stages, an official said. After tests are conducted on both these trains and approvals given, the trains will be shipped and are expected to arrive by mid-August, he said.

“The car shells have already been produced for the next four trains and work on the last two is also progressing. A month after the second and third train arrive in August, the next two could arrive. We have scheduled it in such a way that we get the trains in batches of two, each with a month’s gap after they are completed. So, by December all nine will be ready for the trial run,” the official added.

Just two weeks ago, the first train arrived at the city’s port, 36 days after it was shipped from Sao Paulo. Subsequently, it was taken to the depot in Koyambedu – that will house the Operation Control Centre, coming up in an area of about 26 hectares at a cost of Rs. 198.1 crore.

A few months after the trial run, in 2014, Chennai Metro is expected to be operational in the 11-km stretch between Koyambedu and St. Thomas Mount.

By December, city will have 9 of 42 Metro trains | The Hindu

 

[gslv mk3]

Basohli Bridge - a 592m long cable-stayed bridge over the Ravi in J&K.

Kosi Mahasetu on NH57 - opened in Feb 2012, it's a 4 lane 10.63 km-long bridge

more here http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=206683&page=90

 

[patentneer]

Haha and then the Americans add to the confusion by using terms like 'Parkway' and 'Interstate'

^^
"Queensway", in 0ttawa .

New Delhi's Kingsway and Queensway now Rajpath & Janpath FYI.

 

[gslv mk3]

cc:subinoyd

 

[yorohit79]

^^^ Jawahar lal nehru stadium, delhi

 

[IndoCarib]

Eastern Freeway , Mumbai

 

[mirage2K]

Eastern Freeway , Mumbai

look at the motorcade of the Chief Minister in picture 2

 

[patentneer]

^^
25 vehicles count ! Mumbai's netas got money to burn.

Hi-Tech. Bangalores Metro Stn.
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Anybody know what taht white DNA piece, twisted steel ladder type fab. is for?

Babu Log Calcutta's Metro Stn.
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[mirage2K]

^^
25 vehicles count ! Mumbai's netas got money to burn.

Hi-Tech. Bangalores Metro Stn.
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Anybody know what taht white DNA piece, twisted steel ladder type fab. is for?

Babu Log Calcutta's Metro Stn.
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Must be part of the design element and not part of support for the structure or any part of load bearing

 

[IndoCarib]

bangalore

 

[surya kiran]

bangalore

I hate the one way system of Bangalore. Everytime you go round and round and round.

 

[IndoCarib]

I hate the one way system of Bangalore. Everytime you go round and round and round.

well, this road is two way

 

[surya kiran]

well, this road is two way

Yeah...i was making a general statement about Bangalore. Once, I could see the dumb building but had to go round 2.5kms because I was in a vehicle.

 

[patentneer]

@fateh71: well said man...keep enjoying the thread..and keep posting guys.my favourite thread on the forum..

^^

I agree, nice thread.

During the 12th Five Year Plan 2012-17,
India to invest $1 trillion for development of infrastructure in the country:

India is 'planning' a boom; different, normal boom.
I maen 'boom' is hardly a good word to use in today's world.