Indian Army constructs 150 ft suspension bridge over flowing river in Sikkim in 48 hours

Indian Army constructs 150 ft suspension bridge over flowing river in Sikkim in 48 hours

The 150-foot suspension bridge, being constructed by engineers of Indian Army, being given final touches under a fast flowing river.  | Photo Credit: Ministry of Defence As heavy rains continue to lash parts of Sikkim and certain areas remain cut off, the engineers of Indian Army have successfully constructed a 150-foot suspension bridge in north … Read more

PM Modi inaugurates cable-stayed 'Sudarshan Setu' bridge in Gujarat

PM Modi inaugurates cable-stayed 'Sudarshan Setu' bridge in Gujarat

Sudarshan Setu, the four-lane cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25 inaugurated ‘Sudarshan Setu’, the country’s longest cable-stayed bridge of 2.32 km, on the Arabian sea connecting Beyt Dwarka island to mainland Okha in Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district. PM Modi began his day by … Read more

One person dead as portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Palanpur in Gujarat

One person dead as portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Palanpur in Gujarat

A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Palanpur on October 23, 2023. Video grab: Twitter/@ANI  One person was killed after a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Palanpur town in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on Monday and a search and rescue operation at the site was underway, officials said. Six concrete girders or … Read more

No bridge, no vote, threatens people of three ‘cut-off’ villages in Arunachal Pradesh

No bridge, no vote, threatens people of three ‘cut-off’ villages in Arunachal Pradesh

Tumke Bagra. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/@BagraTumke People of three villages in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh have threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections due next year, if the government fails to construct a permanent bridge over a river, a key demand of them since 2014. The villages — Rime Moko, … Read more

New iconic landmark added to Karimnagar, cable-stayed bridge inaugurated

New iconic landmark added to Karimnagar, cable-stayed bridge inaugurated

Karimnagar cable-stayed bridge. Photo: Twitter/@KTRBRS A 500-metre cable-stayed bridge, billed as the iconic landmark and newest selfie spot, was inaugurated by Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K. T. Rama Rao in Karimnagar on June 21 night. The cable bridge was constructed across the Manair River at the cost of ₹224 crore, adding a stunning … Read more

Jaiswal bridge over Chenab on Jammu-Srinagar NH completed: Minister Gadkari

Jaiswal bridge over Chenab on Jammu-Srinagar NH completed: Minister Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari | Photo Credit: PTI A two-lane Jaiswal bridge over the Chenab river in Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been completed, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on June 7, reiterating his commitment to provide exceptional highway infrastructure in the Union Territory. Earlier, the bridge … Read more

Tourism surge in Europe strains emergency rooms, telemedicine platform aims to bridge gap – ET HealthWorld

Tourism surge in Europe strains emergency rooms, telemedicine platform aims to bridge gap – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Amidst a surge in tourism in Europe, marked by the recent UNWTO data, the influx of tourists threatens to intensify the stress on Europe’s already overtaxed emergency services. Unaware of local health systems, tourists frequently use emergency departments for non-emergencies, exacerbating existing staff shortages and wait times. Innovative Italian startup Doctorsa is addressing … Read more

India’s first cable-stayed bridge Anji Khad will be ready in May this year

India’s first cable-stayed bridge Anji Khad will be ready in May this year

A view of the Chenab Bridge as India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge on Anji river in Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo Credit: ANI After missing multiple deadlines, including those in 2017 and 2022, the project costing over ₹400 crore, India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge will be ready in May this year. Twenty years and in … Read more

Morbi bridge collapse | Gujarat HC directs Oreva Group to pay ₹10 lakh compensation to kin of each deceased

Morbi bridge collapse | Gujarat HC directs Oreva Group to pay ₹10 lakh compensation to kin of each deceased

File photo of search and rescue operations in Morbi, Gujarat. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Gujarat High Court on February 22 directed the Oreva Group to pay compensation of ₹10 lakh to kin of each deceased of the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy, and ₹2 lakh to each injured within four weeks. The Morbi-based Ajanta Manufacturing … Read more

Corroded wires, welded suspenders behind Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT in preliminary probe report

Corroded wires, welded suspenders behind Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT in preliminary probe report

A cable suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi, Gujarat on October 31, 2022 | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The Gujarat government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found in its preliminary probe that corrosion on nearly half of the wires on a cable and welding of old suspenders with new ones were some of the major faults that … Read more