Indian oil pipelines under tight surveillance

INDIA: Oil companies in Kochi have upped their surveillance to monitor the pipelines which pass underground through the city carrying highly inflammable oil products. Apart from deploying foot patrol teams, the companies have roped in the support of local residents who live near the pipe lines to strengthen the monitoring activities. “Certain pipe lines are [...]

Revenue hunger may corrode skywalks in Mumbai

It has turned out to be one of the most controversial projects of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Now, almost complete, the skywalk project may be prone to one big danger — corrosion. Most of these walkways are covered by aluminum sheets from below and this may lead to massive corrosion, say authority [...]