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Geological study must before more construction
The New Indian Express Mysuru
|January 15, 2025
WITH construction activities - commercial, residential and civil - increasing across the state, more so in and around Bengaluru, geologists and experts suggest that a detailed geological study be undertaken for the city before any further expansion.
Geologists point out that the soil in Bengaluru, Mysuru and surrounding areas is silty and red, and the region is made up of metamorphic granite rock called Peninsular Gneiss. "The soil is not thick and we hit the rock surface at shallow depths. Any construction on these structures is strong but that does not mean you go for unplanned construction everywhere," said a geological expert from IISc. To get through rocks and soil, blasting, mining and deep drilling is undertaken to lay the foundation. This has an impact on the rocks, not just in the surrounding location, bu
This story is from the January 15, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Mysuru.
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