German minister visits Indian tunnel project
27 November 2012Germany's minister of economic affairs, Philipp Rösler, visited a Herrenknecht jobsite in India earlier this month, the company announced. Rösler, visited the "Mandi House" metro jobsite in New Delhi at the beginning of November 2012, gaining in advance an idea of German-Indian economic relations.
Rösler was welcomed by the local transport minister, Ramakant Goswamib, from Delhi, by the director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Mangu Singh, and by Herrenknecht CFO Kurt Stiefel.
Two Herrenknecht EPBs, commissioned by Pratibha Industries Ltd., are currently excavating two new parallel metro tubes in the old town of Delhi. In the Indian metropolises of Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata a total of 71km of tunnel are being built to accommodate efficient public transport systems using Herrenknecht EPB Shields.
Mangu Singh informed Economy Minister Rösler about current developments in the metro network. The head of the Herrenknecht subsidiary, Frank Hurst, explained the functioning and the progress of the TBMs on site.
In previous projects, Indian tunnel construction companies have successfully excavated more than 30km of metro tunnels in Delhi and New Delhi with Herrenknecht technology, the company stated.
