15 months rigorous job by 25 painters – 60,000 KGs of Paint – 1500 brushes – 5000 sanding disks – 1500 set of work clothes and USD 20 million each time – this is what it takes to keep the world’s most sought after Tower standing.
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If Eiffel Tower was Galvanized…
The Galvanized Marvel – Bandra Worli Sea Link…
Bandra Worli Sea Link is the first and the longest sea link bridge in India. It is an 8-lane cable-stayed bridge, spanning about 5600 meters in length and towering to a height of 126 meters. Executed at a cost of Rs. 16.5 billion, the material used in the construction project had to meet quality regulations and standards considering an average daily traffic of 37,500 vehicles.
Zinc Deficiency… a reason behind Osteoporosis…
What is Osteoporosis : a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. More than 10 million cases per year (India). Though any age is vulnerable to Osteoporosis, but people above 40 are more prone to it.
Forever in Bloom – Lotus Temple in Delhi
The Bahai or Lotus Temple in Delhi, completed in the year 1986, is a monumental structure shaped as the petals of the lotus flower. It was built by a renowned Canadian architect named Fariborz Sahba and took 10 years for planning the structure of the temple and implementing it.
Amusement Parks’ Crucial Need for Galvanization…
When riding in an amusement park, the first thing that comes to mind is THRILL and the second – SAFETY. Steel begins to corrode when it is exposed to the atmosphere and amusement parks have both, humidity and salinity.