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Maddur Railway Bridge Collapse
The Maddur railway bridge is a bridge in India. It is located between Mysore and Maddur, in the state of Karnataka. The Mysore State Railway crossed the River Shimsha. Duplication In 2014, the single track railway was duplicated. Two new concrete railway bridges were constructed and the old steel bridge placed out of use. Having two new single track bridges, separated by about a metre, rather than one double track bridge is more robust, since a problem affecting one single track bridge is less likely (though not guaranteed) to affect the other single track bridge. The separate spans also allow rail-mounted cranes on the surviving bridge to get close to clear debris on the affected track, a problem with the Nzi River bridge collapse On 6 September 2016, the railway bridge over the Nzi River collapsed, cutting the rail link between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. Partial services on the line resumed on 10 September, with repairs estimated to take about two weeks. Background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of above mean sea level. Mysore is situated at the foothills of Chamundi Hills about towards the southwest of Bangalore and spread across an area of . Mysore City Corporation is responsible for the civic administration of the city, which is also the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. It served as the capital city of the Kingdom of Mysore for nearly six centuries from 1399 until 1956. The Kingdom was ruled by the Wadiyar dynasty, with a brief period of interregnum in the late 18th century when Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were in power. The Wadiyars were patrons of art and culture. Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali also contributed significantly to the cultural and economic growth of the city and the state by planting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddur, Mandya
Maddur (also pronounced as Maddūru) is a town in Mandya district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It lies on the banks of the river Shimsha. It is 82 kilometers from the state capital Bangalore and 60 kilometers from Mysore. Derived from Maddu (in Kannada) a term referring to chemicals used for explosives. According to a Tamil inscription found in Ugra Narasimha temple, the town was called Marudhur (Marudhu + Oor) during the Hoysala period, from which the name Maddur might have been derived. Geography Maddur is located at . It has an average elevation of 662 metres (2175 ft). Demographics India census, Maddur had a population of 28,754 of which 14,342 males and 14,412 females. Maddur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 63%. In Maddur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Crops Maddur has been recently famous for its tender coconut cultivation. Nearly 300 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city is Bengaluru. Karnataka is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other four southern Indian sister states. The state covers an area of , or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysore State Railway
Mysore State Railway (MSR) was a railway which operated in Mysore state, India. MSR became a part of Southern Railway on 14 April 1951. History In 1879, the Madras Railway Company Constructed a railway line from Madras Royapuram to Bangalore city. At that time, Maharaja of Mysore established a separate railway organization to carryout extension from Bangalore to Mysore. This establishment came to be known as Mysore State Railway. Mysore-Nanjangud of 25.51 km was opened for traffic in 1891. Birur-Shimoga section of 60.74 km was opened for traffic in 1899. Another important line was Yeshvantpur-Hindupur which was opened for traffic in 1892-93. In 1911-12 the Mysore Government decided the formation of the State Railway Construction Department and it was put under the control of Mr. E.A.S. Bell, Engineer in chief. The Shimoga-Talaguppa section was laid in 1930. In 1951, it merged with Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway to form the Southern Railway. The Mysore State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimsha
Shimsha is a river that flows in the state of Karnataka, India. It is one of the tributaries of the river Kaveri, which is one of the major rivers of South India. The river originates in the southern part of the Devarayanadurga hill in the Tumkur district of Karnataka and flows for about . before joining the river Kaveri. Geography ;Origin Shimsha originates at an altitude of 914 m in the Devarayanadurga hill located in Tumakuru Taluwhich is also the location of two temples of the Hindu God, Narasimha. ;Course After originating in the Tumkur district, The Markonahalli Dam has been built across it, the river takes a southerly course and enters the Mandya district. In Mandya district, the river flows in a south-eastern direction and has a waterfall at Shimshapura in Malavalli Taluk. Just after Shimshapura it reaches the border of Chamarajanagar district where it joins the river Kaveri. The confluence of Shimsha and Kaveri is also near the Shivanasamudra falls. The total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Town And Country Journal
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia Australian is an historic unincorporated community on the Fraser River in the Cariboo Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name is derived from that of the Australian Ranch, one of British Columbia's first ranching oper ..., an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nzi River Bridge Collapse
On 6 September 2016, the railway bridge over the Nzi River collapsed, cutting the rail link between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. Partial services on the line resumed on 10 September, with repairs estimated to take about two weeks. Background The Nzi River Bridge is a steel railway bridge over the Nzi River near Dimbokro in Ivory Coast, built in 1910. It carries the single-track railway between Abidjan and Ouagadougou and also a foot bridge, and consists of a single span crossing the river flanked by smaller spans crossing the floodplain. According to local residents, it was rusty and in a poor state of repair. Agence France-Presse"Bridge collapse halts Ivory Coast-Burkina rail traffic" ''Times LIVE'', 8 September 2016; also a"Bridge collapse halts I.Coast-Burkina rail traffic" '' The Daily Star'', 8 September 2016"Bridge collapse halts I. Coast-Burkina rail traffic" ''Dawn'', 9 September 2016. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Observer
''The Observer'', previously ''The Adelaide Observer'', was a Saturday newspaper published in Adelaide, South Australia from July 1843 to February 1931. Virtually every issue of the newspaper (under both titles) has been digitised and is available online through the National Library of Australia's Trove archive service. History ''The Adelaide Observer'' The first edition of was published on 1 July 1843. The newspaper was founded by John Stephens, its sole proprietor, who in 1845 purchased another local newspaper, the ''South Australian Register''. It was printed by George Dehane at his establishment on Morphett Street adjacent Trinity Church. ''The Observer'' On 7 January 1905, the newspaper was renamed ''The Observer'', whose masthead later proclaimed "The Observer. News of the world, politics, agriculture, mining, literature, sport and society. Established 1843". In February 1931, the ailing Depression-hit newspaper, along with ''The Register ''The Register'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australasian
The ''Australasian Post'', commonly called the ''Aussie Post'', was Australia's longest-running weekly picture magazine. History and profile Its origins are traceable to Saturday, 3 January 1857, when the first issue of ''Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle'' (probably best known for Tom Wills's famous 1858 Australian rules football letter) was released. The weekly, which was produced by Charles Frederic Somerton in Melbourne, was one of several Bell's Life publications based on the format of ''Bell's Life in London'', a Sydney version having been published since 1845. On 1 October 1864, the weekly newspaper ''The Australasian'' was launched in Melbourne, Victoria by the proprietors of '' The Argus''. It supplanted three unprofitable ''Argus'' publications: '' The Weekly Argus'', '' The Examiner'', and '' The Yeoman'', and contained features of all three. A competitor, ''The Age'', gloated that as it was printed on coarse heavy paper, its weight exceeded the maximum f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bridge Failures
This is a list of bridge failures. Before 1800 1800–1899 1900–1949 1950–1999 2000–present Bridge disasters in fiction *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005 novel): the fictional Brockdale Bridge, by the Death Eaters (replaced by the real-world Millennium Bridge, London in the 2009 film) * Final Destination 5 (2011 film) * The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952 novel) and its 1957 film adaptation The Bridge on the River Kwai *The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927 novel) *Ring of Fire (1961 film) * The Cassandra Crossing (1976 film) *The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966 film): bridge intentionally destroyed by Blondie and Tuco *The General (1926 film) * Train Man (1999 novel): featuring destruction of rail bridges over the Mississippi River * X-Men: The Last Stand (2006 film): The Golden Gate Bridge is rerouted by mutants to create a path to Alcatraz Island *Monsters vs. Aliens (2009 film): The Golden Gate Bridge is destroyed by a giant robot but Ginormica sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
