Soaring 1,177 feet above the Chenab river is the world’s highest single arch railway bridge, standing 359m above the riverbed – 35m higher than the Eiffel Tower. While multiple partners were involved in the design of the bridge including IISc-Bangalore along with key overseas consultants, the lead consortium partner in the JV for construction was India’s Afcons Infrastructure Limited. Chenab ...
Infrastructure
Dual Use Turning Highways to Runways
Operation Sindoor affirmed the need for strong infrastructure facilities during peace time as well during war or war-like situations. A nation is only as strong as its civil infrastructure, which must always remain functional. A country’s added advantage is when some facilities are made for dual use by both civilians and military during active conflicts and emergency situations. Since the ...
Transformational Projects Complex, Challenging, Rewarding
Megaprojects are defined as “temporary endeavours characterized by large investment commitment, vast complexity and long-lasting impact on the economy, the environment, and society”. Well, here are two top-tier Indian construction companies that thrive on addressing challenges head-on with grit, innovation and know-how. Atul Joshi, Vice President – Structures, Dilip Buildcon and R Anantakumar, Director and BU Head – Surface Transport, ...
RITES – Fifty years and gunning
Granted Navratna status in 2023, shortly before the PSU turned 50, Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES), the multidisciplinary engineering and consultancy organization providing a range of services from concept to commissioning, is raring to go. With experience spanning over 55 countries in Africa, Middle East, Asia and Latin America and having a large pool of customers comprising government ...
Road Markings: Life Line of Road Safety
From a humble beginning of manufacturing only thermoplastic road marking material two decades back, the Nagpur based Automark Industries (India) has now started manufacturing a range of road marking materials and road safety products. Nasim Khan, Senior General Manger, Automark Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd spoke to Trafficinfratech. Automark has evolved from basic road safety tools like road markings to integral ...
Accelerating Intelligent Mobility in India TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Intelligent mobility market in India, going with the global trends is experiencing rapid growth in technology and innovation to make travel smart and safe. India is showing great urgency to mitigate road accidents, fasten emergency response, strengthen world class road developments, make highways smarter, revolutionise public transport, strengthen intermodal integration, promote e-mobility, AI, IoT, big data analytics, share mobility… and ...
The Maturing Indian Infrastructure Financing Ecosystem: Exploring New Avenues
India’s rapid urbanization and economic growth have spurred a significant demand for infrastructure development across sectors like roads, ports, energy, and urban infrastructure. The magnitude of investments required to bridge the infrastructure gap is immense. Recognizing the limitations of traditional financing mechanisms, India’s infrastructure financing ecosystem has matured and evolved, incorporating innovative structures and government support to attract long-term capital ...
Bridge Health Monitoring Engineering triumph in the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project
The USBRL project is a landmark initiative aimed at connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through a reliable rail network. Within this extensive project, two bridges – Bridge No. 39 over Sulla Khad Nalla and Bridge No. 43 adjacent to the Chenab Bridge – stand out as engineering marvels. These bridges are equipped with state-of-the-art structural health ...
3D Animation in infrastructure projects From vision to reality
The specialised community of 3D infrastructure animators are seldom seen during the inaugurations of massive infrastructure projects in the country. They work silently in the background, creating walk-throughs, mechanical process sequences and films that provide solutions to complex engineering structures through animated simulations, from inception to construction, completion and implementation. These 3D animations can be used to positively project the ...
Boosting infra development using AI
As per the reports, the Government is considering leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) as a part of an advanced version of the PM Gati Shakti platform to fast-track infrastructure development. The platform to be developed could boost economic development by intelligently undertaking risk assessment, according to sources. Considering various scenarios, the AI-backed system would be able to analyse and foresee economic ...