In dead of night, tunnel boring machines on the move in Mumbai
Indian Express·1h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Two tunnel boring machines weighing 6,000 tonnes are being transported nightly from Jawaharlal Nehru Port to Vikhroli and Savali for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor. The German-supplied machines, costing Rs 250 crore each, arrived March 23. A 219-trailer convoy moves between 11 pm and 5 am, covering maximum 10 km nightly. All shipments expected to leave port by April 12. Assembly will take 97 days.
Key Entities
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail CorridorJawaharlal Nehru PortHerrenknechtNational High Speed Rail Corporation LimitedTunnel boring machinesVikhroliSavali