First Of 70 Spans Launched For Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) launched the first Orthotropic Steel Deck (OSD) on the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) which is a 22 km long sea link that will connect South Mumbai with Navi Mumbai.
The OSD is a steel deck superstructure, which will carry the vehicular load more efficiently and improve the load carrying capacity of the bridge as compared to concrete superstructure.
Officials said that the steel spans are manufactured in workshop facilities located in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan and Myanmar. As per an official after receiving the structures, the final assembly will take 15 days of man-hours before raising/launching the superstructure on the site.
The project is estimated to cost ₹17,843 crore. These steel decks are being used to ensure that ships traversing the channel adjoining MTHL have navigation space to pass under the bridge.
North Eastern Railway To Be Fully Electrified By Next Year
As per a press release issued by the Railway Ministry, more than 75% section over North Eastern Railway has been electrified and the zone will achieve 100% electrification by 2022. According to the ministry, train coach maintenance facilities have been established at Ghazipur and Ballia and work on six ROBs has been completed.
Under passenger amenities, as many as 24 escalators have been provided at 10 different railway stations.
A total of 22 lifts have been installed at eight different railway stations and also, Wi-Fi service has been provided in all the 295 eligible railway stations. The Railway Ministry has also stated that 47 railway stations have been transformed into Adarsh stations.
Larsen & Toubro Construction Bags New Orders Worth ₹2,962 Crore
Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro’s construction wing has won new orders worth an aggregate ₹2,962 crore across various business segments. “The Buildings and Factories Business has bagged new orders worth ₹1,555 crore,” the company said in a BSE filing.
The contracts won by Buildings and Factories Business include a large turnkey order from an information technology major for construction of two technology centres in Bangalore and a turnkey order for infrastructure development of three government medical colleges in Cuttack, Sambalpur and Behrampur in Odisha, it said.
