Shielded TBM Overcomes Fractured
Rock in Remote Indian State
- The project includes the longest continuous conveyor system Robbins has ever provided
- Crews utilized probe drilling and pre-grouting to get through significant fracture zones
- Machine achieved a best daily advance for TBM tunneling in India: 36.6 m (120 ft)
- The tunnel will provide irrigation and drinking water to arid areas of Andhra Pradesh