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  • National Geographic Channel’s ‘Megastructures’ showcases the making of the Hyderabad Metro Rail

    National Geographic Channel’s ‘Megastructures’ showcases the making of the Hyderabad Metro Rail

    MUMBAI: Acclaimed to showcase some mammoth structures and architectural masterpieces, Megastructures is back. After the roaring success in Delhi and Mumbai, Hyderabad is all set to have a metro network soon. To showcase the making of what will be an iconic structure for the city, National Geographic Channel, in association with “L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited” is launching “Connecting the city of Nizams: Hyderabad Metro” on 19th October, 2014 at 6 pm.  

     

    NGC’s Megastructures features constructions that inspire amazement and interest amongst people not only for their remarkable size but also for the intricacies and innovations involved in building and managing them. The new episode will feature the actual work involved in building the Hyderabad metro rail network. It will also focus on the collaboration of some of the best engineers, planners and designers in the city to bring forth the flawless and the needful railway project. India’s largest construction and technology giant L&T is bringing the largest Public Private Partnership Project in metro sector to make this dream come true for the people of Hyderabad.

     

    Commenting on the show and association Debarpita Banerjee, Vice President, Marketing and Communication, NGC and Fox Life, said “Megastructures is one of our most successful franchises. The research, depiction of the challenges & opportunities, along with the unique story-telling takes the viewer on a journey- starting from a single brick to a gigantic structure. We are happy to associate with L&T Metro Rail which is responsible for bringing this project alive and are confident that viewers would appreciate a show that showcases the makings of a mega structure that hugely impacts people’s daily lives.”

     

    Commenting on the show, Vivek Bhaskar Gadgil, Chief Executive & Managing Director, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited, said “Hyderabad Metro Rail Project is the World’s largest Public-Private Partnership Project (PPP) in the Metro Sector. We are extremely excited to work with National Geographic Channel to showcase the behind the scenes of the making of this iconic structure. While the city gears up for the metro, not just the planners but all citizens are being made the ‘ambassadors’ of the new mode of transport through unique and unprecedented public interface programs fostering an emotional connect with the project.”

     

    ‘Connecting the city of Nizams: Hyderabad Metro’ premieres on 19th October, 6pm on National Geographic Channel.

     

  • National Geographic Channel presents the mega port of Mundra

    National Geographic Channel presents the mega port of Mundra

    MUMBAI: Megastructures, continuing with its legacy of showcasing the biggest of the structures from around the world, is back with a brand new episode this July. Get set to discover India’s biggest private port- in this special episode. The show captures the enormity and magnificence of the Mundra Port along and seamless work done by the employees, day in and day out. The show will air on National Geographic Channel on Saturday, 19th July at 7 PM.

     

    Mundra port caters to the large northern hinterland of the country and boasts of the largest SEZ in the country. The port is faced with unthinkable engineering challenges everyday that are overcome through state-of-the art, high speed and safe mechanized material handling and storage. The Mundra Port is a modern marvel and through this special episode viewers will witness how mega-dreams became Megastructures.

     

    NGC Networks and FOX International Channels vice president programming and content Swati Mohan said, “Over the past many years, through our global franchise of “Megastructures”, we have showcased inner workings of some of the most celebrated man-made structures across the world. India currently hosts quite a few Megastructures and the Adani Port is a great example of a functional Megastructure in the country. This one hour special documentary will bring to light the scale of operations, the challenges and the attention to detail that goes into successfully managing this port that never sleeps. Set on one of the most critical days for any international port, the film will take viewers through how the entire team carefully navigates to overcome the impossible to make all ends meet.”

     

    Commenting on the show, a spokesperson from the Adani group said, “It is a pleasure to be associated with National Geographic Channel for this special episode. We are proud of the work that our teams do on a daily basis to ensure smooth functioning of India’s biggest private port at Mundra and no other channel could have showcased it better. Megastructures is a renowned series and has featured great structures from around the world and we are happy to be part of it. We are sure the Indian viewers will be thrilled and proud to see the sheer scale of the port.”

     

    Megastructures: Mundra Port premiers on Saturday, 19 July, at 7 pm on National Geographic Channel.