A portion of a glacier, called Nanda Devi, broke off in the Chamoli district of the north Indian state of Uttarakhand resulting in a massive flood that killed 204 hit two hydropower projects and caused major mudslides across several days
Last summer, Chennai became the world’s first major city in which there was no water for residents to drink. But, as climate change makes flooding and drought more common, the city of 8 million is unlikely to be the last to run dry.
Following a slowdown in worldwide construction output last year, 2018 will start a long period of growth, reaching 15% of total GDP by 2032, according to a new forecast.
India’s construction-equipment sales grew 37% year-over-year in the first six months of 2016 and are expected to grow a further 20% this year, according to U.K.-based market analyst Off-Highway Research.
An array of factors, ranging from difficult terrain to political unrest, challenge contractors trying to build in the Himalayas and other difficult-to-reach locations.
