Civil Engineering Facts about construction in India
Facts :-
# 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.