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Took a walk at the construction site nearby, still quiet, as today is Lantern festival and the workers have not yet returned from their hometowns where they went to celebrate Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year.
Destruction of the old houses is complete and only rubble remains and here and there an old toy, a broken pot, pieces of green glass, old tiles and red bricks.
Everything is in place for construction to begin behind brand new white walls as soon as man power is back. Do not know yet what will rise up from the rubble.
The people who lived here have moved to new apartments somewhere else. I know some of them moved happily and some found it very hard to depart their hundred-year- old homes beside the river.
Labourers working on a resort construction project,
take a break and head towards their base.. situated on the neighboring island,
where food and lodging is arranged.
Recently, the Labour Ministry reluctantly announced the figures of 'legal' immigrant workers in Maldives at around 75k. Not big.. they must have emphasized, when considering the amount of projects currently underway.
But it is very big, when compared to the local population, currently at around 350k.
That is roughly 1:4 ratio of foreigner to every Maldivian citizen. Young and old included.
In some local village Islands which are in close proximity to construction sites, the figure escalate to alarming levels, which also lead to much tension between groups and hence lead to many unwanted social problems.
There are approximately, 30 newly leased resorts, 11 airports and over 60 harbour dredging projects.. in addition to the numerous building construction projects underway (or about to begin) in the Capital City and in the islands.
If this is not big, then big is certainly on the way shortly.
The Government is taking steps to develop three mega cities in the following zones.. Gulhi Falhu, Bodu Mohoraa and Ihavandhippolhu.
most private constructions, unless absolutely necessary, were placed under a state of suspension until further notice due to the lockdown
Grey herons constructing their nest. Male delivers branches and female weaves them into the nest.
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is the largest heron in Europe. It has a long neck, a strong, dagger-like bill and long yellow legs. In flight, the neck is folded back, and the wings are bowed. In adults, the forehead, sides of the head and the centre of the crown are white, whereas in juveniles these are greyish. The sexes are similar in appearance.
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
The grey heron feeds mainly on fish, which it hunts by patiently standing completely still at the side of the water, and striking rapidly when a fish comes into range. The prey is caught in the bill or speared; amphibians, small mammals, birds and invertebrates may also be taken. Feeding areas are often vigorously defended against intruders. It breeds either solitarily or in colonies, called heronries, in woodland close to water. The heronries are usually traditional sites used by successive generations. The flat nest of sticks is built in the crown of the tree early in the year, and four or five eggs are laid towards the end of March, though often earlier in mild winters. Both parents share the duties of incubation, which takes 25 to 26 days. The young, which are covered in down in their first days of life and are fed on regurgitated fish, fledge after 20 to 30 days.
For more information, please visit www.arkive.org/grey-heron/ardea-cinerea/
Fresh out of the paint shop, 66793 in its new Trainload Construction Livery drags 47749 City of Truro and translators 64707 Labezerin and 64664 Liwet, working 5E02 Eastleigh Works GB to Doncaster Down Decoy.
Jean-François Ortmans était un industriel spécialisé dans la teinturerie et fut Bourgmestre de Verviers de 1855 à 1885. Son nom est aussi lié à la construction du Barrage de la Gileppe et à la création de la distribution d’eau industrielle et ménagère.Cette fontaine, datant de 1893, est l’oeuvre de Clément Vivroux. Il a utilisé divers matériaux tels que la pierre de taille, le bronze et le calcaire. Elle mesure 15 mètres de haut et 13 mètres de large.Sur le fronton, la ville de Verviers, représentée par une dame, côtoie un lion (symbole de la force). La dame tient dans sa main droite une pièce de drap (évocation de l’industrie textile de la ville). On peut voir deux dalles commémoratives :• à gauche « 1878, Ortmans Hauzeur réalise la distribution d’eau de la Gileppe »• à droite « Au Bourgmestre Ortmans Hauzeur 1854-1885, ses concitoyens reconnaissants ».Le soubassement en pierre de taille est interrompu par des bandeaux sculptés imitant des rideaux d’eau. Un des bandeaux imite des vagues. On retrouve des éléments qui rappellent l’eau :• des coquillages sculptés ;• un très gros coquillage derrière le buste de Jean-François Ortmans ;• une amphore de chaque côté.Le bas du monument évoque la distribution d’eau et le rôle que joua Jean-François Ortmans dans le développement de l’industrie locale. Cinq bassins reçoivent l’eau déversée par une conduite située sous le piédestal. Ce monument a été dressé au pignon d’une maison d’habitation qui compte certains éléments de décoration identiques à la fontaine.
Jean-François Ortmans was an industrialist specializing in dyeing and was Mayor of Verviers from 1855 to 1885. His name is also linked to the construction of the Gileppe Dam and the creation of the distribution of industrial and household water. , dating from 1893, is the work of Clément Vivroux. He used various materials such as freestone, bronze and limestone. It is 15 meters high and 13 meters wide. On the pediment, the town of Verviers, represented by a lady, stands next to a lion (symbol of strength). The lady is holding a piece of cloth in her right hand (evoking the city's textile industry). We can see two commemorative slabs: • on the left “1878, Ortmans Hauzeur distributes water from the Gileppe” • on the right “To Bourgmestre Ortmans Hauzeur 1854-1885, his grateful fellow citizens”. The freestone base is interrupted by sculpted bands imitating water curtains. One of the headbands imitates waves. There are elements reminiscent of water: • sculpted seashells • a very large seashell behind the bust of Jean-François Ortmans • an amphora on each side. The bottom of the monument evokes the distribution of water and the role that played Jean-François Ortmans in the development of local industry. Five basins receive the water discharged through a pipe located under the pedestal. This monument was erected on the gable end of a dwelling house which has certain decorative elements identical to the fountain.
As I was leaving work yesterday the construction crane at the site of our new medical education building really struck me as it loomed over the parking lots. Had to shoot a picture.
Dhagpo Kagyu Ling （དྭགས་པོ་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་གླིང་ Tăbù gájǔ lín 塔布噶举林） est un centre bouddhiste tibétain de la lignée Kagyupa basée en Dordogne (France) à Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère.
Photo du 8 septembre 2012.
L'institut de Dhagpo Kagyu Ling en construction le 8 septembre 2012 à St Léon-sur-Vézère en Dordogne a été inauguré le 13 juin 2013 par Shamar Rinpoché.
Voir la vidéo www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ix25Fq194