India’s Real Estate Sector Making a Strong Comeback
Increasing demand across residential, commercial, warehouse and office spaces, is driving sales, even as developers contend with the upsurge in construction costs due to the hike in raw material costs. Developers are also going digital - from project conceptualisation and designing
Tunnelling Asia 2022 - International Conference on Underground Space
Tunnelling Asia 2022, organized by TAI, which took place in Mumbai during 27th and 28th June, saw a huge gathering of delegates/engineers from all around the world. The theme of the conference: ‘Underground Space: Need of the Day’ focused on
Hydraulic Heave Failure Mitigation Approach for the construction of the Deepest Metro Ventilation and Egress Shaft in India
Dr. Lakshmana Rao Mantri, Assistant General Manager (Designs), and Satya Narayan Kunwar, Project Manager, AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd. , discuss the design and construction challenges of constructing India’s deepest underground metro ventilation
Creating Zero-Carbon Tunnels
Despite a daunting timeline set by the Paris Accord, zero-carbon tunnels are within reach, provided the right solutions are implemented. Er. Vasileios (Bill) Paoulos, CMT, CMRL, L&T Construction Heavy Civil Infrastructure
Readily Biodegradable Soil Conditioning Foaming Agents - A New Technology
Mike A. Sposetti, Global Technical Manager TBM, Underground Construction, Master Builders Solution, Malta, and Manish Gautam, Product Segment Manager - UGC TBM Tunneling Projects, Master Builders Solution, Mumbai, discuss how readily biodegradable
Geotechnical challenges in Tunneling in Himalayas
G.B.Nagendra. General Manager - Projects, Konkan Railway Corporation, gives a first-hand experience of the adverse geological conditions encountered during construction of Tunnel T5 of the Katra-Dharam Section of the USBRL Project and the solutions
Cost Escalation Threatens Realty Recovery & Growth
The real estate sector, especially the residential segment, which showed great resilience against the Covid pandemic to register a smart recovery, is now facing a double whammy. The long-drawn Ukraine-Russia war has led to a sharp increase in
11th Editon of EXCON concludes with high business volume and footfalls despite the rain playing spoiler
You can’t always have picture perfect conditions, especially when the rain chooses to pour relentlessly, unmindful of the fact that you have set the stage in an outdoor area. Yet, the rain could not wash away the enthusiasm at the event, even when it flooded
Cut & Cover Metro Stations & Other Underground Structures
Vinay Gupta, Director & CEO, Tandon Consultants, discusses the intricacies and issues in the construction of underground metro stations including strata survey during structural design, selection of methods and techniques of construction, traffic management
Importance of Pre-Injections Before Tunnel Front Advancement
Pre-injections or injections ahead of the excavation face in underground construction can, in many situations, offer significant advantages. This is particularly the case in difficult ground conditions like severe water ingress or mechanically
CICEE 2023 to Promote Globalization and Specialization
The 2023 CICEE agreement signing ceremony was held in Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center on 18 May 2022. About 300 representatives from world-renowned main parts companies, national business associations, international authoritative industry
What’s Driving Growth of India’s Logistics Industry?
A recent report of ICRA states that the Indian logistics sector is projected to record a growth of 7-9% in the current fiscal; however, the industry players' margins are likely to remain sensitive to risks like the rise in oil and commodity
The Changing Nature of India’s Logistics Industry
Ashok Goyal, MD, BLR Logistiks, discusses the Indian logistics industry’s progress from a manual to an automated industry due to the increasing use of technology to drive efficiencies, reduce delays and accidents by eliminating
Tara Chand Logistic Solutions Offering Value-Added Services
With over 35 years of experience, Tara Chand Logistic Solutions is today positioned amongst the leading infrastructure development service providers in India. Himanshu Aggarwal, Director, Tara Chand Logistic Solutions, discusses the company’s
Barkat Cranes: Providing Comprehensive Solutions
Deepak Vig, COO, Barkat Cranes and Equipments, shares his views on what’s driving demand and competitiveness in the market for cranes, and gives information on his company’s capabilities in executing mega infra projects with their wide fleet
JNK Lifters: Widening Reach
Kunal Gala, Director, shares his views on the growing influence of Chinese OEMs in the Indian market, and expresses the need for standardization and IoT to bring more transparency and efficiency in equipment management
Metro Groups: Expanding Services
Akshat Gala, Cheif Marketing Officer, Metro Groups, discusses the growing demand across industries for lifting heavier cargo, and the company’s aim to become a one-stop solution provider for all logistic requirements
Technology Transforming India’s Warehousing & Logistics Industry
Anshul Singhal, Managing Director, Welspun One Logistics Park, shares his views on the growing warehousing industry where technology is bringing greater efficiencies, and hails the Government’s Gati Shakti and the National Logistics
ElixiaTech Making Logistics Management Effortless With AI & GPS
Sanket Sheth, Founder & Managing Director, ElixiaTech, is deploying technology to help reduce wastage of fuel, manpower, paper, time, and money, and in managing everything in the logistics sector - from fleet to material
EQUIP9™ Offering Simple Solutions
Gaurav Bhushan, Founder, explains how EQUIP9™ - the first global start-up in the heavy equipment and material handling industry - will connect every entity in this industry by end-2023 and thereby simplify the complex construction business
Connecting Storage Spaces across India
Aditya Kale, Founder & CEO, Airattix, aims to bring together storage spaces across India and make them visible and accessible using a single portal. How are storage spaces across various industries and regions being utilized
FinTech in Logistics
Oomkar Kulkarnie, Head – Product and Technology, 1Pay, explains the concept of FASTag for making fuel and parking payments and regulating them pan India along with seamless dispute resolution features, and the 1Pay neo-banking platform
New Goldhofer Trailer P12PLUS in operation at Hall Trucking Inc.
Hall Trucking Inc. is a Heavy Haul Trucking & Crane Service company located in Evansville, Wyoming. The company was one of the first to purchase Goldhofer’s new Highway Trailer P12 Plus in 2021. Available with one or two intermediate bogies
The Next-Gen Sandvik Tunnelling Jumbo Drills offer best-in-class operator comfort and safety
Sandvik's fully automatic, DT 922i and semi-automatic, DT 821C jumbo drills are enabling Max Infra to attain lower drilling costs per meter, with higher machine availability during the ongoing construction of the access tunnel
Tunnelling & Underground Projects Sharing Risks & Responsibilities
Rakesh Kumar Khali, Project Director-Hydro, Hindustan Construction Company Limited, Mumbai, describes the type of risks involved in underground construction projects, gives important guidelines to the tendering authorities and contractors
Recovery & Recycling of Excavated Tunnel Waste
Rock excavated in an average tunneling project is often considered waste and mostly finds its way to a landfill. Depending on the geology and excavation method used, the extracted material can have significant quality deviations
Make Safety at Construction Site a Priority
Safety in infrastructure sector means preventing accidents, loss and damage to human life and equipment. Being adequately trained and aware of the equipment in use is imperative, especially in the case of heavy equipment
Construction of J.P (West) to Krishna Park Tunnel using Earth Pressure Balance TBM
Authors C.P Singh, S.K Ganji, and Madhur Goel elucidate the issues and precautions taken during full face mining, using a TBM for the construction of JPW to Krishna Park Downline Tunnel of Package DC-06. This 5.8 m internal diameter
Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited Underground Construction
Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited Underground Construction
On 25 November 2013, LMRCL (now UPMRCL) was incorporated as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) under the Companies Act, 1956. The construction of phase I A of Lucknow Metro (Transport Nagar to Charbagh) started on 27 September 2014
Building a Gas Based Economy Through Trenchless Technology – HDD Machines
India’s economic growth is closely associated to its energy demand; in fact, India is the 3rd largest energy consumer in the world. A robust growth is expected in the country’s oil and gas sector, which will make the sector
