Did you know Bandra Worli Sealink has steel wires equal to the earth's circumference

The Bandra Worli Sea Link, authoritatively called Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link, is a link stayed connect with pre-focused on solid steel viaducts on either side that connections Bandra in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai with Worli in South Mumbai.

The Rs 16 billion (US$250 million) connect was charged by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), and worked by the Hindustan Construction Company. The initial four of the eight paths of the scaffold were opened to the general population on 30 June 2009. Each of the eight paths were opened on 24 March 2010.

The ocean interface lessens travel time amongst Bandra and Worli amid top hours from 60-a hour and a half to 20-30 minutes. As of October 2009, BWSL had a normal day by day activity of around 37,500 vehicles.

The aggregate weight of the ocean interface is proportional to 50,000 African elephants.

In every one of the 90,000 tons of bond has been utilized which could without much of a stretch develop five structures of 10 stories each.

The stature of the Bandra-Worli ocean interface is 63 times the tallness of Qutub Minar

Steel link has been utilized for supporting the different structures of extension. Steel wire utilized as a part of the scaffold is equal to the aggregate boundary of the earth.
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