INFRASTRUCTURE

Breakthrough in the Himalayas

Second Herrenknecht TBM reaches its destination near Rishikesh

The last of two Herrenknecht Single Shield TBMs completing its drive for the new railway line between Rishikesh and Karnaprayag in the Indian Himalayas

The last of two Herrenknecht Single Shield TBMs completing its drive for the new railway line between Rishikesh and Karnaprayag in the Indian Himalayas | Credits: Herrenknecht

The geologically young Himalayas were long considered virtually unconquerable for tunnelling. Only a few projects in the region as complex geology have been crowned with success to date. This makes the...

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