Mysuru: The work on restoration of the translocated Tipu Armoury at Srirangapatna has begun on a war-footing and will be completed within a week. Simultaneously, the completion of electrification of the double track between Bengaluru and Mysuru that was pending due to the Armoury shifting will be completed by the end of October. The translocation…
Tipu armoury moved to new location
March 11, 2017The translocation of Tipu Sultan’s armoury at Srirangapatna to pave way for the double-tracking work of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Railway line was completed yesterday at 4.45 pm. This is a spectacular engineering effort and is the first such in India. The shifting of the 228-year-old and 1,050-tonne Tipu armoury began on Mar. 3. The armoury was…
Tipu armoury to reach final destination by evening
March 10, 2017The translocation of Tipu Sultan’s armoury at Srirangapatna to pave way for the double-tracking work of the Mysuru-Bengaluru railway line will be completed by today evening, four days before the deadline. The armoury has been turned in “L-shape” yesterday and this morning it was just 20 metres from the new location. Railway officials said that…
Shifting of Tipu Armoury: Hard work before the toil ensures smooth process
March 10, 2017The project to move Tipu Sultan’s armoury has reached the final phase now. This is a spectacular engineering effort and is the first such in India. Jamin Buckingham, Project Manager from America, said he had never seen such a strong monument in his career. It is tougher than a stone structure, he said. Looking at…
Tipu armoury moved by 98 mts
March 8, 2017The translocation process of the historic Tipu armoury to a new site which began on Monday, has been moved by 98 meters on the third day today till about 1.30 pm. Sources said that as the monument has to be moved in a ‘L’ shape, the turning process will be held tomorrow or Friday and…
An Aerial View Of Tipu Armoury Being Shifted
March 8, 2017The ground engineers, architects, monument experts and officials, who successfully conducted a test to check the feasibility to move the historic Tipu Armoury to a new spot, have moved the structure by 40 metres using Hydraulic Body Push Rams on the first day yesterday.
Tipu Armoury on rails: Armoury was elevated and moved by about 25 metres on Day 1
March 7, 2017The works on shifting Tipu’s armoury finally began this morning to make way for the completion of Mysuru-Bengaluru Railway double track in Srirangapatna near Mysuru. Expert engineers, architects and monument shifting experts, who conducted a test to find out the feasibility to move the structure, were successful and the historic structure was moved by 8…
Tipu armoury shifting put off to March 7
March 3, 2017The translocation of Tipu Sultan’s Armoury at Srirangapatna to pave way for the double-tracking work of the Mysuru-Bengaluru railway line has been postponed to Mar. 7. The process was supposed to begin this morning. Architects, ground engineers and monument-shifting experts have already lifted the 1000-tonne armoury up by one foot and have placed the structure…
Mysuru-Bengaluru double-tracking to be ready in a month
February 24, 2017The translocation of Tipu Sultans armoury at Srirangapatna to pave way for the double-tracking work of the Mysuru-Bengaluru railway line will begin from March 3 and the process will be completed within two days. Architects, ground engineers and monument-shifting experts have already lifted the 1000-tonne armoury up to one foot and have placed the structure…
Tipu armoury excavated
February 23, 2017The translocation of Tipu Sultan’s armoury at Srirangapatna to pave way for the double-tracking work of the Mysuru-Bengaluru railway line will begin from March 3 and the process will be completed within two days. Architects, ground engineers and monument-shifting experts have already lifted the 1000-tonne armoury up to one foot and have placed the structure…
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