Facts About Construction In India

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# Sardar Sarovar Dam being executed by the group is the third largest in the world for volume of chilled concrete to be placed -nearly 7 million cum.

# Indira Sagar a 1000 MW Power house is the second largest surface power house in the country.

# Nathpa Jhakri a 1500 MW Power House is the largest underground power house in India.

# Tehri Dam is the third tallest rockfill dam in the world, and the largest in Asia invloving placement of over 25 million cum of all types of fill material.

# Baglihar Hydroelectric project involved construction of 30km of project road along with three bridges.

# Brahmaputra Guide Bund completed in a record time of 7 months.

# Baspa-II and Chamera-II projects involved continuous concrete shuttering for tunnel lining which is used for the first time in the country.

# Teesta V project has been provided with Jet Grouting curtain is being provided below the coffer dams for the first time in India.

# Alimineti Madhva Reddy Irrigation project is the longest underground face to face tunnel in the world.

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  • Rekha Sharma July 2, 2010 at 7:43 am

    oh my god We are very lucky being a civil engineer

  • sridhar July 22, 2010 at 10:46 am

    indian civil engineers rockzzz…!

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