The process to dismantle the century-old Pamban Railway Bridge, India's first sea bridge built in 1914, has commenced following the commissioning of the new Pamban rail bridge.
Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway, said this includes critical bridges, such as the iconic Saraighat Bridge over the Brahmaputra, as well as several important bridges under the Alipurduar (APDJ) Division.
Atleast two people lost their lives after a crane overturned on a pickup van at the construction site of a railway bridge in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday. Dhar ASP Parul Belapurkar said that the contractor's role would be investigated.
As Delhi grapples with severe flooding in many parts of the city due to heavy rain, there was a slight improvement. The water level of the Yamuna River declined to 207.47m at the Old Railway Bridge at 8 am on Thursday.
Heavy rainfall in Delhi has triggered significant traffic congestion, particularly at the Delhi-Gurugram border, and raised concerns about potential flooding along the Yamuna River.
The Delhi Government has directed the closure of traffic and public movement on the bridge over the Yamuna River, effective from 5:00 PM on September 2, 2025, in response to a flood advisory issued by the Central Water Commission (CWC).
The District Administration Reasi celebrated the International Day of Yoga 2025 by organising a special yoga session at the iconic Chenab Rail Bridge on Saturday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 10: When many international construction giants shied away from the formidable challenge of building the world's highest single-arch railway bridge in the treacherous Himalayan terrain, Afcons rose to the occasion and turned adversity into achievement. Towe