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The Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the 55-flyover project in Mumbai represent a paradigm shift in the way governments think, about infrastructure development in the country. Till the BJP-Shiv Sena government came into power in Maharashtra in 1995, most governments had only paid lip service to infrastructure development. The actual work on the ground had been woefully inadequate. For example, by 1997, 50 years after Independence, only four flyovers were built in ...
this is the story of the triumph of technology over terrain. It is the story of how Indian engineers battled against all odds to turn a hundred-year-old dream into reality, accomplishing their mission in just seven years. It is the story of will power, dedication and determination. The Konkan Railway is the missing link between India’s commercial capital, Mumbai, and Mangalore. The 760-Kilometre line connects Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka-a ...