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Hyderabad Metro Rail

Features of Hyderabad Metro Rail :-  Hyderabad Metro Rail (MRTS) project is planned in three high density traffic corridors of the city spanning across 72 km in phase-I.  • The three corridors spanning a length of approximately 72 km to be taken up in phase-I are as under.  Corridor I: Miyapur – LB Nagar : 29 kms; 27 stations.  Corridor II: JBS – Falaknuma : 15 kms; 16 stations.  Corridor III: Nagole – Shilparamam : 28 kms; 23 stations. • The Metro rail system under construction is a completely elevated system, generally run in the central median of the road.  • The track gauge is a Standard Gauge (1435 mm).  • Stations are located at an average interval of 1KM – elevated stations with passenger access through staircases, escalators and lifts; • With a frequency of 3 to 5 minutes during peak hours, the system is expected to carry about 17 lakh passengers per day by 2017 and 22 lakh by 2024;  • Wi...

Top Real Estate companies in Gulf

Top 20 Real Estate Companies in Gulf Rank Company Market Capital 1 Ezdan $14.229Bn 2 Emaar $5.024Bn 3 Jabal Omar Development $4.72Bn 4  Dar Al Arkan $2.951Bn 5 Barwa Real Estate $2.846Bn 6  Al Mabanee $2.553Bn 7 Emaar the Economic City $2.209Bn 8 Makkah Construction & Development Company $1.793Bn 9  Knowledge Economic City $1.443Bn 10 Arabtec Holding $1.226Bn 11  Aldar Properties $886Mn 12  Saudi Real Estate Company $867Mn 13 Taiba Holding Company $808Mn 14 Sorouh Real Estate $736Mn 15 Arriyadh Development Company $640Mn 16 Commercial Real Estate Company Kuwait (Al Tijaria) $487Mn 17 Drake & Scu...

Vastu tips

Summary - Vastu tips  for house

Proposed World's Tallest Tower - Construction in 90 Days

SKY CITY is an 838m (2,749ft) tall skyscraper approved for construction in the city of Changsha , Hunan in south-central China . The prospective builders, Broad Sustainable Building , estimated it would take just 90 days to construct,but this is not counting 120 days of prefabrication before on-site work commences; the total schedule is 210 days. If completed, it could become the tallest building in the world. Broad Sustainable Building, who specialise in making buildings that are sustainable, cost less, use environment friendly materials and can be built in a short amount of time, using techniques like prefabrication, had intended to build a 666m (2,185ft) tall skyscraper, but the local government wanted the world's tallest building, hence the current plans. The company has constructed 20 buildings in China using the same method and has several franchise partners globally. Building layout If built as planned and to schedule, Sky City would likely be the talles...

World's Largest Hydroelectic Power Plant

Easy Home Plan Software (Sweet Home 3D)

Recently I’ve come across  house floor plan software   Sweet Home 3D . Sweet Home 3D is an impressive floor plan software, easy to use, intuitive and fast. The 3D views are amazing You need not be an Civil Engineer or Architect to plan your dream home. You have two options . The program can work directly in a browser connected to the web. It also exists as a desktop version you can download and run locally on your computer. Downloading and installation is simple.  You can add walls to create spaces, or create rooms directly. Walls and rooms can be resized, moved. You can also place and arrange all sorts of furnitures in the room and spaces to see circulation paths, usability of your floor plan. The most interesting feature is the 3D view in the second bottom half of the screen. Whenever you change something in the 2D view the change reflects immediately on the 3D view. Tailor made furniture, Doors, Windows, Kitchen Accessories, Toilet Accessories ar...

World's Biggest 10 Construction Projects

Top 10 Largest Construction Projects :-  Here we present a list of the top 10 Largest Construction Projects. Construction industry has amazed us throughout civilizations and during our times, there is no exception that the industry is still getting bigger and more challenged by nature. Enjoy this awesome list. 1. South Valley Development, Egypt :- Trying to disperse Egyptian population to other areas, there are some major development going on in the Sahara desert. Water is being transported and made accessible as the first sign of major construction. The first stage of this mega-project was the Mubarak Pump Stations, completed in 2003. There is no question that this is the world’s biggest pumping station, with the capacity to handle 25 million cubic meters per day. Nile river water is pumped into the Sheikh Zayed Canal, a 72-kilometer-long. 2. Jubail II, Saudi Arabia - A 22 year industrial project that is getting an $80 billion expansion. This project will have the effect o...

Tallest Building under construction