CONSTRUCTION WORLD Engineer of the Year 2022
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CONSTRUCTION WORLD Engineer of the Year 2022

Lt Gen Harpal Singh,Engineer-in-Chief, Indian Armed Forces An alumni of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Lieutenant General Harpal Singh was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army in December 1982. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff Co...

Lt Gen Harpal Singh,Engineer-in-Chief, Indian Armed Forces An alumni of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Lieutenant General Harpal Singh was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army in December 1982. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Higher Defence Management Course and National Defence College. Lt Gen Singh has also held various prestigious staff appointments, which include instructor at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad; as Additional Military Secretary, and also as Director General of Military Training at Army HQ. During his 40 years of distinguished service, Lt Gen Singh has tenanted a number of critical command appointments at various levels, which include command of the Border Roads Task Force in the Jammu and Kashmir Valley; Chief Engineer (Navy), Mumbai, and Chief Engineer Eastern Command in Kolkata. Furthermore, he is credited with the resurgence of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) when he was at the helm of its affairs from March 2018 to November 2020 as Director General, Border Roads. Some of his major achievements include: Completion and inauguration of the Atal Tunnel – the longest tunnel in the world above the altitude of 10,000 ft. Construction of the highest motorable road at 19,300 ft across the Umling-La Pass. Long awaited connectivity for Mansarovar Yatra route till Lipulekh. Completion of the Chardham Roads including the Chamba tunnel. In his current capacity, he is heading the Corps of Engineers as the Engineer-in-Chief of the Armed Forces since December 1, 2020. Among many new initiatives during his present appointment, Lt Gen Singh has insisted on the use of the concepts of green buildings, green energy and latest technologies. He has also ensured the implementation of e-governance in the MES under Digital India Mission.

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SCLR Extension Nears Completion Linking BKC With Signal-Free Route

The Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) extension towards Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) via the Mumbai University campus has entered its final stage, bringing motorists closer to a direct, signal-free connection between the Western Express Highway and the city’s commercial district. The elevated connector is being built as an arm from the SCLR alignment and will link the western suburbs with BKC without surface signals. The link is designed to reduce journey times for commuters travelling from the western suburbs to BKC and to improve access to eastern Mumbai. By carrying through traffic above s..

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Infrastructure Transport

Raiganj MP Seeks Bengal Only Highway Link To Siliguri

Raiganj Member of Parliament Kartik Chandra Paul met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi to press for a new stretch of national highway in North Dinajpur district. He urged approval for a Bengal-to-Bengal link that would connect National Highways 12 and 27 to allow vehicles bound for Siliguri to avoid the current route through Kishanganj in neighbouring Bihar. He also submitted a proposed alignment of the new road to the ministry for consideration. At present vehicles from Raiganj travel along NH-12 and join NH-27 at Purnia More in Dalkhola, a route that p..

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Infrastructure Transport

Airport Kilambakkam Metro Line To Be Extended To Chengalpattu

Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) has invited tenders for two detailed project reports that would extend its rail network to Chengalpattu in the south and extend Corridor-5 to Wimco Nagar in the north as part of a second wave of expansion beyond the operator's corridors under construction. The move signals an acceleration of planning for suburban links and interchange nodes. The larger of the two studies covers a roughly 27km extension from the planned Kilambakkam metro station to Chengalpattu under Corridor-1, Phase I. CMRL floated the tender at an estimated cost of Rs 21.6 mn. The proposed line woul..

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