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Ashok Gaur, 32, is secretary of the government run dairy cooperative, the Doodh Samiti Shekapura. The cooperative supplies on average 400 liters of milk per day to Bhopal. The government has a scheme by which it awards bonus to the cooperative members based on their profits.
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Title: Wassind Railway Station
Creator: Johnson, William
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume II. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Maharashtra, India
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: part of 1 volume (100 albumen prints); 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount
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The liquid natural gas storage facility in Dahej, Gujarat is India's first LNG import and regasification terminal. The Dahej Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Expansion Project aims to meet the growing energy demand in North and West India.
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Manure from the pigs bred in the Qi Bu farm in Jiangxi Province, PRC, is turned into biogas, which is then stored in containers.
Video: Manure is Money in the People’s Republic of China
Project Result: In the People’s Republic of China, Manure is Being Turned into Money
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STERILE AREA –
RAF Barnham Nuclear Weapons Storage Facility was heavily secured and at the time was probably one of the most secure locations in the United Kingdom. The security element was the responsibility of the RAF Police (RAFP). Personnel from differing operating periods at RAF Barnham have stated that there were up to three varieties of RAF Police specialisations working at the site: 'Provost' 'Station' and 'Qualified Police Dog' (dog handlers).
As well as a standard outer fence and main gate picket post, the facility included an inner perimeter fence and within that an inner concrete wall with another picket post. The area between these two latter perimeters was classed as ''sterile'', with trip wires and flares in the gap between them and atop the wall, to alert the guard force to intruders. Pole-mounted lighting was positioned at regular intervals within the sterile area and halfway between the towers was a V-shaped bulge in the fence to allow patrolling guards the ability to look up and down the fence line from a small path that ran within the area. A telephone post was located at these bulges.
Two electric sliding gates at the outer and inner fence and a traditional style split middle wire gate acted as ''vehicle traps'' for any vehicle driving in or out. At the front sliding gate was a personnel turnstile controlled by the RAFP guardroom. At the rear sliding gate was personnel access to the inner picket where flammables and other contraband (matches, cigarettes, lighters etc) were surrendered before entering the ''Danger Area''.
RAFP Dog Handlers patrolled the site and the RAFP station staff manned the watch towers and pickets. The area between the outer and middle fence was patrolled by the Dog Handlers, with elements of the outer perimeter reportedly just spools of barbed wire.
Five Watch Towers, one at each point of the pentagonal fence, were located on the inside of the middle fencing when the site was decommissioned. These were accessible along the path within the sterile area near the fence line, some elements of which are still visible under the moss and foliage. A 6th vantage point was located on the maintenance building towards the centre of the compound. Each tower could see the others at the time of operational use (trees get in the way now) and were fitted with searchlights at a third of the way up and right at the top, possibly similar to those used on ships. It has been reported that the angle of the lights had to be limited as the Officer Commanding RAF Lakenheath had made complaints that his pilots were getting dazzled by RAF Barnham's watch towers.
The existing tall metal towers were believed to have been installed in late 1959/early 1960. Prior to this there were wooden ones, described as being pretty basic and about 15ft high, with a base around 6ft square with a large searchlight mounted in the centre which could be swung almost 360° in either direction. Access was reportedly by a wooden ladder and there was a single railing round about waist height. There was a field telephone at the top of the ladder and ''special'' binoculars were issued. The platforms were in roughly the same positions of the new towers but on the inside of the concrete path. It has been reported by another source that when the new towers were built, the fences had to be modified to accommodate them, via a U-shaped cut-out, visible on the site today.
A former RAFP Dog Handler stated that before being posted to Barnham, you and more importantly your dog had to gain at least 90% in exams/tests, meaning they had some of the best personnel and animals in the trade. In comparison, the RAFP Station staff stated that they received no special training as such for the role. They did get sent on a special security course, but that it was of little relevance or use to RAF Barnham. They simply classed it as another security related job. Some have stated that they spent a lot of time on the range, with many of the Police being marksmen. It has been reported that the RAFP were issued automatic 9mm pistols towards the end of the site's operational period, replacing the Smith and Wesson .38 that had been in common use.
The shift pattern recalled by most RAFP personnel spoken to consisted of 9 consecutive shifts comprising 3 evenings (1500-2300), 3 midnights (2300-0700) and 3 days (0700-1500) which would then be followed by 2 days off. Approximately 14 Station staff were on shift, comprising of one Sergeant shift controller, one Corporal deputy shift controller and 12 others, some made up of National Service personnel. Therefore, with an off duty shift, this meant a guard force of around 56, plus all of the ''X'' flight staff (the term used for those involved with the weapon convoys), which had around 14 personnel. It was usually an hour on and an hour off on the old wooden watch towers. The Dog Handler shift patterns were (1800-0000) and (0000-0600), with no day patrols, around 8 dogs were on site at a time.
This and other RAFP sources have said that the security personnel knew very little about the goings on inside, even with the vantage points of the towers. It is reported that all movements were specially screened to be hidden from view, with even the large bombs themselves sheeted. One RAFP officer had even reported as quipping to a convoy commander about ''another glider'' coming in, making reference to the similarity between the ''Blue Danube'' pantechnicon and a glider trailer.
Information sourced from – rafbarnham-nss.weebly.com/security.html
Title: The Cotton Ground, Colaba, Bombay
Creator: Johnson, William; Henderson, William
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume II. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Photograph. This is the back of a one storey house with outside stairs leading up to the living quarters on the first floor. Under the stairs are two wooden doors. The wall there is whitewashed. On the right is a coal bunker. There is scaffolding along the side of a higher building on the left.
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Title: Bombay, from the Grant Buildings
Creator: Johnson, William
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume II. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: part of 1 volume (100 albumen prints); 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount
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A warehouse in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.
The ADB supported Bishkek-Osh road connects the Kyrgyz Republic's two major urban centers of economic activity and population, which together account for over half of the country’s gross domestic product and 80% of its industrial enterprise.
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Title: Panorama - From the Cathedral, Bombay. No. 4. Looking towards Boree Bunder
Alternate Title: [Panorama - From the Cathedral, Bombay. No. 4. Looking towards Bori Bunder]
Creator: Johnson, William; Henderson, William [attributed]
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume II. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Description: Our research indicates that Cathedral Bombay refers to St. Thomas Cathedral, an historic Anglican church in Bombay (present-day Mumbai). The building pictured in the photograph is Bombay Town Hall.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: part of 1 volume (100 albumen prints); 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount
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Title: Grant Buildings and the Harbour, Bombay
Creator: Johnson, William
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume II. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: part of 1 volume (100 albumen prints); 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount
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NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE FACILITY –
RAF Barnham (also known as Barnham Camp) is a Royal Air Force station situated in Suffolk two miles south of Thetford, it is located to the north of the village of Barnham on Thetford Heaths, the camp is a satellite station of RAF Honington. During the 1950's and 1960's a part of RAF Barnham Station was set aside as high-security storage facility for Nuclear Weapons, this area of the site is now a scheduled monument. Earlier than that, RAF Barnham had been used as a Chemical Weapons Store and Filling Station from the 22nd August 1939. In the early 1960's, the Nuclear Weapons Storage facility was put up for sale, and now forms the privately owned Gorse Industrial Estate.
The Chemical Weapon Store and former Chemical Weapon Filling Station are situated down the dead-end Station Road. The present main gate of RAF Barnham can be found directly off the Bury Road A134 between Barnham village and Thetford, the entrance to the former Nuclear Weapons Store (now Gorse Industrial Estate) can be found on the Elveden Road between Barnham village and the old A11.
Military facilities have existed at Barnham since the First World War, and during the Second World War Barnham had been a Chemical Weapons Storage and Filling Station for Mustard Gas. During 1953 and 1954 construction began on a high-security RAF Bomb Store on the Thetford Heath. The site was to become known as RAF Barnham and construction was completed in 1955 with the site operational from September 1956. RAF Barnham was constructed as a sister-site to a similar facility constructed a few years before at RAF Faldingworth. Both sites were built to store and maintain Free-Fall Nuclear Bombs and RAF Barnham was able to supply the Bomber Squadrons at RAF Honington, RAF Marham, RAF Watton, RAF Wyton, RAF Upwood and RAF Bassingbourn, RAF Barnham came under the control of the RAF's No. 94 Maintenance Unit.
The operational life of RAF Barnham was relatively short, by the early 1960's this type of Storage Facility became obsolete as Free-Fall Nuclear Bombs were superseded as the weapon of choice, for the British Nuclear Deterrent, by the Blue Steel Stand-Off Missile. The storage and maintenance of Nuclear Weapons moved to the V Bomber Airfields. The last Nuclear Weapons were probably removed from the site by April 1963, the site was sold in 1966, and since that date it has been used as a light industrial estate.
The site was built specifically to store and maintain Free-Fall Nuclear Bombs, such as 'Blue Danube' this specific purpose was reflected in the facility's layout, the site was roughly pentagonal in shape, it consisted of three large Non-Nuclear Component Stores, surrounded by earthwork banking and a number of smaller Storage Buildings to hold the Fissile Cores, the Cores were held in Stainless Steel Containers sunk into the ground, with the larger buildings stored the Bomb Casings and the High-Explosive elements of the weapons.
The smaller Stores known as ''Hutches'' were constructed to hold the Fissile Core of the weapons, these Hutches were further divided into type 'A' and 'B'. The 'A' Type hutches having a single borehole for the storage of Plutonium Cores and the 'B' Type Hutches having a double borehole for storing the Cobalt cores. In total, there were 55 Hutches giving enough capacity to store 64 Fissile Cores. RAF Barnham had sufficient storage capacity for 132 Fissile Cores although it's likely that only a small number were ever stored there as only 25 Blue Danube Bombs were ever built at a cost of £1M per bomb !
In addition to the storage buildings, the site consisted of a number of other buildings including a Fire Station, RAF Police Flight, Administration Block, Mess block, Mechanical Transport Section, Kennels and Workshops. The Perimeter of the Site was protected by a double system of Chain Link Fencing and an Inner Concrete Panel Wall, all of which were topped with Barbed Wire. In 1959 security was enhanced by the building of Watch Towers around the Perimeter.
The former Nuclear Bomb Storage facilities are designated as a scheduled monument by English Heritage with several buildings on the site having listed building status. RAF Barnham is a Satellite Station for RAF Honington and is used by the RAF Regiment for training, It is used as an accommodation and training venue for the Potential Gunners Acquaintance Course (PGAC) The adjacent MoD Training Area remains the property of the Ministry of Defence and is still used by the RAF Regiment, as well as the Air Training Corps and Combined Cadet Force for training.
In January 2016, it was announced that RAF Barnham would close, A 'Better Defence Estate' published in November 2016, indicates that the Ministry of Defence will dispose of the site by 2020, domestic accommodation will be relocated to RAF Honington, with access to Barnham Training Area maintained, this was later extended to 2022.
Information sourced from – en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Barnham
Construction of the Bomb Store on Thetford Heath, known as RAF Barnham, began in 1953 or 1954 and was complete by 1955. It was built specifically to store and maintain atomic weapons, and this is directly reflected in its layout. The principal storage buildings are divided into two main groups, large stores designed to hold the bomb casings and high explosive components and smaller stores to hold fissile cores. By the early 1960's this specialised facility was obsolete, as free-fall nuclear bombs were superseded (as the principal British nuclear deterrent) by the stand-off missile ''Blue Steel'', and the storage and maintenance of nuclear weapons was moved to the V-Bomber airfields. The last nuclear weapons were probably removed from the site by April 1963.
The site was sold to its present owner in 1965, and since that date it has been used as a light industrial estate. The plan form of the Bomb Store remains virtually unmodified, the majority of the buildings survive intact, generally with little alteration; the boundary fences and watch towers also remain. RAF Barnham was one of two such sites built in England, the other is at RAF Faldingworth in Lincolnshire which has the same types of building and is almost identical in overall plan form.
Modern military occupation on Thetford Heath began in the early years of the Second World War. By 1942 the Air Ministry had taken control of the eastern part of Thetford Heath, bounded by Elveden Road to the south, Bury Road to the east and a forest boundary known as the Boundary Belt to the north. The western boundary was delimited by an almost north to south fence to the west of Aughton Spinney, which comprised two separate pieces of woodland, a nearly north to south strip called Aughton Spinney Belt with a detached oval portion to the north, the whole giving the appearance of an inverted exclamation mark. The bottom south-east corner of the area was cut by the (now dismantled) Bury St Edmunds to Thetford railway line.
The requisitioned area on the heath was part of Forward Filling Depot No.1 Barnham Heath (TL 862 803) - its function was to store and fill bombs with mustard gas. The filling depot lay at the eastern end of Thetford Heath and was enclosed by a fence with pillboxes at its corners. Most of the depot was destroyed when the present RAF camp was built in the late 1950’s. One traversed high explosive magazine area and some railway cuttings survived into the 1970's, and were mapped by the Ordnance Survey as earthworks. To the west and north of the fenced filling depot an area of land, in a roughly 'L' shaped configuration, was used for open storage. The area was divided by unmade tracks, and the munitions were stored under temporary linear shelters. Associated with this depot was another gas storage and filling depot 1.2 miles to the south, at Triangle Plantation (TL 853 778). The gas depots were probably maintained until the 1950's, when Britain disposed of her remaining stockpiles of mustard gas.
In the early 1950's the programme to deploy an independent British nuclear deterrent was extremely complex, and involved co-ordinating many diverse and innovative technological programmes. These included developing atomic weapon technology from one-off experimental units to a production run which could be issued to the RAF. In parallel with this work went the development of jet bombers capable of carrying these bombs. On the ground new airfield facilities were needed to handle new aircraft types and specialised storage units were established to maintain the new weapons. It was against this background that the decision was taken to build two specialist storage and maintenance depots for atomic weapons, one at Barnham in Suffolk and the other at Faldingworth in Lincolnshire.
Code letters on the site plans for RAF Barnham indicate that planning for the site began in 1952, although the majority of the drawings were prepared in 1953. The site was purchased by the Air Ministry on 28th September 1954, which suggests part of the heath had been derequisitioned since the war. An air photograph indicates that building work on the site was substantially complete by August 1955. Nonetheless, minor building work to provide accommodation for the police dog section probably continued until early 1956.
The station became operational on 1st September 1956, commanded by Wing Commander G Steele: But the British nuclear deterrent was probably not fully operational until the end of 1956, or early 1957. Administratively RAF Barnham was commanded by No.40 Group, and formed part of No.94 MU (Maintenance Unit) with its headquarters at RAF Honington. in the late 1950’s, it was intended that this group would supply the airfields at RAF Honington, RAF Marham and RAF Watton.
To understand the form of RAF Barnham it is necessary briefly to describe the types of weapons it was designed to store. The first nuclear weapon issued to the RAF, and therefore stored at RAF Barnham, was code-named ''Blue Danube''. This was a relatively large weapon, 24 ft in length, 5 ft in diameter, and weighing 10,000 Ibs. It had the appearance of a standard free-fall high explosive bomb, with a pointed nose and rear stabilising fins. Also in common with conventional bombs it appeared that the tail unit was a detachable section. It was lifted by means of a lifting beam attached to lugs on top of the central section of the bomb, which were also used to secure it in the bombay of an aircraft.
Nuclear weapons are technologically complex products, which require specialised storage and continuous maintenance to remain serviceable. ''Blue Danube'' appears to describe a series of closely related weapons, which were continuously modified. The first system worked on the implosion system, using a fissile core of plutonium 239 or uranium 235, where the sub-critical masses were propelled together in a device resembling a gun barrel. In a later modification, probably used in the bombs issued to the RAF, the sub-critical plutonium fissile core was machined to form a hollow sphere at the centre of which was a neutron source. The core was surrounded by a carefully machined sphere of high explosives. When initiated this would produce a spherical pressure wave on the sub-critical core imploding it to form a critical mass.
The ''Blue Danube'' bomb may therefore be seen to comprise two principal elements, the precisely shaped pieces of radioactive plutonium and the finely machined high explosive lenses wrapped around the core. In storage the two elements were kept apart. This was partly to avoid the obvious dangers of storing assembled nuclear weapons, but was also done to maintain the effectiveness of the bomb. For, if stored in an assembled form, the highly radioactive plutonium core emitted neutrons and gamma rays which could damage the mechanical and electronic components within the bombs. The early atomic bombs required an initiator made of polonium and (probably) Iithium. Polonium is a highly unstable element, with a half-life of only 138 days.
Any cores containing this material would therefore need to be reassembled every few months. The high explosive was a specialised composition which required careful manufacturing and machining to create the lenses around the radioactive core. This too needed to be kept in a carefully monitored environment. During the operational life of RAF Barnham, second and third generation British nuclear weapons were introduced, ''Red Beard'', and ''Yellow Sun'' Mk. I and II. It is, however, uncertain whether or not these were stored at RAF Barnham. It is also unclear if any American nuclear weapons supplied for use by RAF Valiant's at RAF Marham were held at RAF Barnham. The Operational Record Book of No.40 Group does not give any details of the weapons stored at RAF Barnham.
Storage of nuclear weapons at RAF Barnham probably ceased in spring 1963. The last date that the lightning conductors were tested on the fissile store buildings was in April 1963 and the security status of the site was withdrawn in July of that year. RAF personnel, nevertheless, remained at the station until November. The closure of the station is probably directly linked to the operational deployment of the stand-off missile ''Blue Steel'' from late 1962, which replaced free fall nuclear bombs - the type stored at RAF Barnham. The site was retained by the RAF until late 1965 when it was offered for sale. Since then the buildings have been put to a variety of light industrial uses.
Information sourced from English Heritage.
FISSILE CORE STORAGE –
The fissile cores were stored in small buildings arranged around the large non-nuclear component stores. In total there are 57 of these buildings, which are divided into 48 Type 'A' and 9 Type 'B' stores. The fissile core stores are organised in four uneven groups around the non-nuclear stores. The two southerly groups of stores are arranged symmetrically to the south of the large non-nuclear stores, each group having sixteen small store buildings. The north-eastern group contains eleven stores and the north-west group fourteen. All but the south-east group contained a mixture of Type 'A' and Type 'B' stores.
The store buildings are linked together by pedestrian width walkways, fenced by tubular steel pipes 37in tall with strands of white between the horizontal members. The area was lit by pre-cast concrete lamp-posts, each of which had a red panic button at chest height. The Type 'A' storage buildings 1-48 are small kiosk-like structures. In plan they measure 8ft 4in by 7ft 10in and stand 9ft above ground level. The foundations of the building are constructed of 3ft thick mass concrete. The walls are of cavity wall construction and are formed of solid concrete blocks, while the roof is a flat over-hanging reinforced concrete slab with a drip mould, and is covered with bituminous felt. The design drawing (Drg. No. 3563B/52) shows a variety of irregular roof plans designed to disguise the structures from the air. These were never built, all the roofs being rectangular in plan.
Fittings on the walls indicate that they were all originally protected by copper earthing straps. On the front of many of the stores a stencilled notice records ''Date of last lightning conductor test April - 63''. Internally the walls are finished in unpainted, smooth gritless plaster. The side and rear walls are ventilated by four small controllable ventilators, two at the base of the wall and two at the top. In the floor of each of the Type 'A' stores is a single keyhole shaped cavity. Each hole is 1ft 5in in diameter and 1ft 9in deep. The shaft of the hole measures 10in wide and is 8in long and is shallower than the main hole at 3½in. A scar around the hole suggests it originally contained a vessel with the asphalt brought up around its lip. This is confirmed by the survival of the surrounding lip in similar stores at RAF Faldingworth, Lincolnshire, and by the rare survival of a number of stainless steel vessels at the bomb store at RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire.
The electrical system of each store was contained within small bore metal pipes; circular junction boxes led to other electrical fittings, which have in most cases been removed. In a number of the stores 'Walsall' Type 1174X flameproof switch boxes remained. On their covers is cast ''5 Amp 250 Volt Flameproof switchbox type Walsall 1174BX Group 2 FLP 302 Group 3 Test P60 Isolate supply elsewhere before removing this cover''. A small formica sign confirmed that ''The electrical installation in this building is standard 'A' in accordance with AP 2608A''. All the stores originally had external fuse boxes to the left of their doors.
The doors are wooden and open outwards, their outer faces being protected by a steel sheet. They are secured by a combination lock and internal vertical locking bar operated by an external handle. A metal fitting in the path allowed the door to be secured half ajar. Above the door, and attached to its frame, is a spring-loaded electrical contact, which probably recorded on the control board in building 63 whether or not the door was open or closed. Externally and internally the doors are painted light blue. On the door of building No. 1 is a 1ft diameter radiation symbol in yellow and out-lined in black, below it is a 11½in yellow square with a black star at its centre.
The Type 'B' store buildings 49-57 are slightly larger than the Type 'A' measuring 9ft 7in by 7ft 10n. Otherwise the details of the stores are identical to the smaller stores. The principle difference between the two types of structures is that the Type 'B ' had two storage holes in their floors. Each of these buildings was also equipped with a small wooden counter adjacent to the doors; the counters measure 2ft 6in by 1ft 6in and standing 4ft tall. They have been removed from stores 53 and 55. At some point during the operational life of the station the holes in the floors of all the Type 'B' stores were filled and covered by gritless asphalt. The asphalt surfaces in the stores are continuous, often with a slight depression marking the position of the holes, which implies that the original floor was lifted and new floors laid. The holes in store 52 have been reopened, as indicated by fragments of the asphalt surface thrown back into the holes. This is in contrast to RAF Faldingworth where the holes have been left open.
In total there were enough holes to store 66 fissile cores. One source states that the single hole stores contained plutonium cores, while the double-hole stores were, used for cobalt cores. Currently available documentation does not reveal if one fissile core may be equated with one bomb, or if a bomb contained more than one fissile core. Recent research has shown that Britain probably produced no more than twenty Blue Danube warheads, with this number on the active stockpile between 1957 and 1961. It is therefore likely that no more than a handful of weapons were stored at RAF Barnham at anyone time.
The significance of the filling of the holes in the Type 'B' stores is also unclear. It may coincide with the withdrawal of the first generation nuclear weapon, ''Blue Danube'', and the deployment second generation atomic bomb, ''Red Beard'' (from 1961), or it may be related to the introduction of first British hydrogen bomb, ''Yellow Sun'' (from 1958). Given the number of available nuclear warheads in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, it is unlikely that the RAF Barnham store was ever full. Part of RAF Barnham's function, along with other bomb stores, was to convince the Soviet Union that Britain had more nuclear weapons at her disposal than was in fact the case.
Information sourced from English Heritage.
Title: Cotton Thull [?] Ghaut G.I.P.Ry.
Alternative Title: [Cotton, Thal Ghat, Great Indian Peninsula Railway]
Creator: William Johnson
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume III. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Maharashtra, India
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: albumen, part of 1 volume (104 albumen prints); 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount
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ADB's investment in the Dahej LNG facility allowed the terminal to expand its production capacity to meet growing demand for this cleaner fuel. The Dahej Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Expansion Project aims to meet the growing energy demand in North and West India.
Project Result: A Natural Choice
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Photograph. There is a small outhouse on the left with a wooden door. Behind it there is a low wall. The surface of the courtyard is a mixture of cobbled and flat concrete areas. There is a streetlamp attached to the building above one of the two doorways. Two of the windows have wooden shutters.
STERILE AREA –
RAF Barnham Nuclear Weapons Storage Facility was heavily secured and at the time was probably one of the most secure locations in the United Kingdom. The security element was the responsibility of the RAF Police (RAFP). Personnel from differing operating periods at RAF Barnham have stated that there were up to three varieties of RAF Police specialisations working at the site: 'Provost' 'Station' and 'Qualified Police Dog' (dog handlers).
As well as a standard outer fence and main gate picket post, the facility included an inner perimeter fence and within that an inner concrete wall with another picket post. The area between these two latter perimeters was classed as ''sterile'', with trip wires and flares in the gap between them and atop the wall, to alert the guard force to intruders. Pole-mounted lighting was positioned at regular intervals within the sterile area and halfway between the towers was a V-shaped bulge in the fence to allow patrolling guards the ability to look up and down the fence line from a small path that ran within the area. A telephone post was located at these bulges.
Two electric sliding gates at the outer and inner fence and a traditional style split middle wire gate acted as ''vehicle traps'' for any vehicle driving in or out. At the front sliding gate was a personnel turnstile controlled by the RAFP guardroom. At the rear sliding gate was personnel access to the inner picket where flammables and other contraband (matches, cigarettes, lighters etc) were surrendered before entering the ''Danger Area''.
RAFP Dog Handlers patrolled the site and the RAFP station staff manned the watch towers and pickets. The area between the outer and middle fence was patrolled by the Dog Handlers, with elements of the outer perimeter reportedly just spools of barbed wire.
Five Watch Towers, one at each point of the pentagonal fence, were located on the inside of the middle fencing when the site was decommissioned. These were accessible along the path within the sterile area near the fence line, some elements of which are still visible under the moss and foliage. A 6th vantage point was located on the maintenance building towards the centre of the compound. Each tower could see the others at the time of operational use (trees get in the way now) and were fitted with searchlights at a third of the way up and right at the top, possibly similar to those used on ships. It has been reported that the angle of the lights had to be limited as the Officer Commanding RAF Lakenheath had made complaints that his pilots were getting dazzled by RAF Barnham's watch towers.
The existing tall metal towers were believed to have been installed in late 1959/early 1960. Prior to this there were wooden ones, described as being pretty basic and about 15ft high, with a base around 6ft square with a large searchlight mounted in the centre which could be swung almost 360° in either direction. Access was reportedly by a wooden ladder and there was a single railing round about waist height. There was a field telephone at the top of the ladder and ''special'' binoculars were issued. The platforms were in roughly the same positions of the new towers but on the inside of the concrete path. It has been reported by another source that when the new towers were built, the fences had to be modified to accommodate them, via a U-shaped cut-out, visible on the site today.
A former RAFP Dog Handler stated that before being posted to Barnham, you and more importantly your dog had to gain at least 90% in exams/tests, meaning they had some of the best personnel and animals in the trade. In comparison, the RAFP Station staff stated that they received no special training as such for the role. They did get sent on a special security course, but that it was of little relevance or use to RAF Barnham. They simply classed it as another security related job. Some have stated that they spent a lot of time on the range, with many of the Police being marksmen. It has been reported that the RAFP were issued automatic 9mm pistols towards the end of the site's operational period, replacing the Smith and Wesson .38 that had been in common use.
The shift pattern recalled by most RAFP personnel spoken to consisted of 9 consecutive shifts comprising 3 evenings (1500-2300), 3 midnights (2300-0700) and 3 days (0700-1500) which would then be followed by 2 days off. Approximately 14 Station staff were on shift, comprising of one Sergeant shift controller, one Corporal deputy shift controller and 12 others, some made up of National Service personnel. Therefore, with an off duty shift, this meant a guard force of around 56, plus all of the ''X'' flight staff (the term used for those involved with the weapon convoys), which had around 14 personnel. It was usually an hour on and an hour off on the old wooden watch towers. The Dog Handler shift patterns were (1800-0000) and (0000-0600), with no day patrols, around 8 dogs were on site at a time.
This and other RAFP sources have said that the security personnel knew very little about the goings on inside, even with the vantage points of the towers. It is reported that all movements were specially screened to be hidden from view, with even the large bombs themselves sheeted. One RAFP officer had even reported as quipping to a convoy commander about ''another glider'' coming in, making reference to the similarity between the ''Blue Danube'' pantechnicon and a glider trailer.
Information sourced from – rafbarnham-nss.weebly.com/security.html
The start LT model is designed to be used where there is a high traffic and in the same time the need of an environment separation.It is suitable for internal applications.
The risk of an injury during closing operation can be avoided by the soft bottom bar in the flexible panel.
The flexible panel is realized with plyester and pvc, available in a wide range of colours.
It is an economical high speed dooor, wich can also be applicated in places with specific hygienic need, such as clean rooms and food preparation areas.
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The High speed door Start LT is a high speed roll up door that opens and closes using a vertical roll-up operation, as with our other high-speed doors the Start LT model is suitable for applications where high speed opening and closing times are required.
This door model is more suitable for indoor applications.
This type of door can be used in a range of applications including stand-alone or combination use and is ideally suited for internal applications where partitions are required between temperature controlled, dusty, noisy or similar areas.
ADVANTAGES
This door can be adapted to many need of the customer.
The flexible panel is realized with polyester and pvc, available in a wide range of colours.
This model, as any other OCM model, can be custom made: the size is adaptable to the customer need and the accessories that can be applicated with the door are chosen by the customer.
APPLICATIONS
As we said this door is suitable for internal applications.
This door can also fit in places with hygienic needs, such as clean rooms and food preparation areas.
It can also be adapted for:
Cold places
Supermarkets
Hospitals
Shopping centres
Slaughterhouse
For any further information visit our website or contact us:
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Title: Cotton awaiting Transport, Thull Ghaut ?
Alternative Title: [Cotton Awaiting Transport, Thal Ghat ?]
Creator: William Johnson
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume III. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Maharashtra, India
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: albumen, part of 1 volume (104 albumen prints); 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount
File: vault_ag2002_1407x_3_215_cotton_opt.jpg
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Title: Cotton Carts, Thull Ghaut.
Alternative Title: [Cotton Carts, Thal Ghat]
Creator: William Johnson
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume III. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Maharashtra, India
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: albumen, part of 1 volume (104 albumen prints); 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount
File: vault_ag2002_1407x_3_224_cotton_opt.jpg
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STERILE AREA –
RAF Barnham Nuclear Weapons Storage Facility was heavily secured and at the time was probably one of the most secure locations in the United Kingdom. The security element was the responsibility of the RAF Police (RAFP). Personnel from differing operating periods at RAF Barnham have stated that there were up to three varieties of RAF Police specialisations working at the site: 'Provost' 'Station' and 'Qualified Police Dog' (dog handlers).
As well as a standard outer fence and main gate picket post, the facility included an inner perimeter fence and within that an inner concrete wall with another picket post. The area between these two latter perimeters was classed as ''sterile'', with trip wires and flares in the gap between them and atop the wall, to alert the guard force to intruders. Pole-mounted lighting was positioned at regular intervals within the sterile area and halfway between the towers was a V-shaped bulge in the fence to allow patrolling guards the ability to look up and down the fence line from a small path that ran within the area. A telephone post was located at these bulges.
Two electric sliding gates at the outer and inner fence and a traditional style split middle wire gate acted as ''vehicle traps'' for any vehicle driving in or out. At the front sliding gate was a personnel turnstile controlled by the RAFP guardroom. At the rear sliding gate was personnel access to the inner picket where flammables and other contraband (matches, cigarettes, lighters etc) were surrendered before entering the ''Danger Area''.
RAFP Dog Handlers patrolled the site and the RAFP station staff manned the watch towers and pickets. The area between the outer and middle fence was patrolled by the Dog Handlers, with elements of the outer perimeter reportedly just spools of barbed wire.
Five Watch Towers, one at each point of the pentagonal fence, were located on the inside of the middle fencing when the site was decommissioned. These were accessible along the path within the sterile area near the fence line, some elements of which are still visible under the moss and foliage. A 6th vantage point was located on the maintenance building towards the centre of the compound. Each tower could see the others at the time of operational use (trees get in the way now) and were fitted with searchlights at a third of the way up and right at the top, possibly similar to those used on ships. It has been reported that the angle of the lights had to be limited as the Officer Commanding RAF Lakenheath had made complaints that his pilots were getting dazzled by RAF Barnham's watch towers.
The existing tall metal towers were believed to have been installed in late 1959/early 1960. Prior to this there were wooden ones, described as being pretty basic and about 15ft high, with a base around 6ft square with a large searchlight mounted in the centre which could be swung almost 360° in either direction. Access was reportedly by a wooden ladder and there was a single railing round about waist height. There was a field telephone at the top of the ladder and ''special'' binoculars were issued. The platforms were in roughly the same positions of the new towers but on the inside of the concrete path. It has been reported by another source that when the new towers were built, the fences had to be modified to accommodate them, via a U-shaped cut-out, visible on the site today.
A former RAFP Dog Handler stated that before being posted to Barnham, you and more importantly your dog had to gain at least 90% in exams/tests, meaning they had some of the best personnel and animals in the trade. In comparison, the RAFP Station staff stated that they received no special training as such for the role. They did get sent on a special security course, but that it was of little relevance or use to RAF Barnham. They simply classed it as another security related job. Some have stated that they spent a lot of time on the range, with many of the Police being marksmen. It has been reported that the RAFP were issued automatic 9mm pistols towards the end of the site's operational period, replacing the Smith and Wesson .38 that had been in common use.
The shift pattern recalled by most RAFP personnel spoken to consisted of 9 consecutive shifts comprising 3 evenings (1500-2300), 3 midnights (2300-0700) and 3 days (0700-1500) which would then be followed by 2 days off. Approximately 14 Station staff were on shift, comprising of one Sergeant shift controller, one Corporal deputy shift controller and 12 others, some made up of National Service personnel. Therefore, with an off duty shift, this meant a guard force of around 56, plus all of the ''X'' flight staff (the term used for those involved with the weapon convoys), which had around 14 personnel. It was usually an hour on and an hour off on the old wooden watch towers. The Dog Handler shift patterns were (1800-0000) and (0000-0600), with no day patrols, around 8 dogs were on site at a time.
This and other RAFP sources have said that the security personnel knew very little about the goings on inside, even with the vantage points of the towers. It is reported that all movements were specially screened to be hidden from view, with even the large bombs themselves sheeted. One RAFP officer had even reported as quipping to a convoy commander about ''another glider'' coming in, making reference to the similarity between the ''Blue Danube'' pantechnicon and a glider trailer.
Information sourced from – rafbarnham-nss.weebly.com/security.html
In the control room, an operator prepares for a ship to arrive from Qatar. The Dahej Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Expansion Project aims to meet the growing energy demand in North and West India.
Project Result: A Natural Choice
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The liquid natural gas storage facility in Dahej, Gujarat is India's first LNG import and regasification terminal. The Dahej Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Expansion Project aims to meet the growing energy demand in North and West India.
Project Result: A Natural Choice
Read more on:
The liquid natural gas storage facility in Dahej, Gujarat is India's first LNG import and regasification terminal. The Dahej Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Expansion Project aims to meet the growing energy demand in North and West India.
Project Result: A Natural Choice
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An operator of the liquid natural gas storage facility in Dahej, Gujarat. The Dahej Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Expansion Project aims to meet the growing energy demand in North and West India.
Project Result: A Natural Choice
Read more on:
The liquid natural gas storage facility in Dahej, Gujarat is India's first LNG import and regasification terminal. The Dahej Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Expansion Project aims to meet the growing energy demand in North and West India.
Project Result: A Natural Choice
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Operators of the liquid natural gas storage facility in Dahej, Gujarat. The Dahej Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Expansion Project aims to meet the growing energy demand in North and West India.
Project Result: A Natural Choice
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Partition walls are the ideal solution to divide warehouses, cut off noisy or dusty machineries and to create sheltered work areas.
Partition walls can be fixed or sliding.
They are made of PVC - coated polyester, wich is mechanically resistant and fireproof in class Cl 2.
Furthermore this material is washable.
The available colours are:
Beige
Yellow
Orange
Red
Blue
Green
Grey
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White
Partition walls are made following our customers' measures.
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OCM's Curtain Walls are ideal for a wide variety of uses including: controlling heat and cold loss, reducing energy costs, and also bordering contaminants such as dust and paint.
The sliding system is fixed to the ceiling, manufactured with guides in zinc-plated or painted (according to the RAL colours) steel.
It is possible to manufacture a curtain with many transparent sections, completely coloured or personalized with our Customer's logo.
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They are very easy and quick to install also without technicians.
Benefits Include:
Quickly creates privacy areas
Separates conflicting tasks within work environments
Improves working conditions
Easy to install, clean and replace
Cheaper than installing a brick wall
Helps to control contaminants, temperature, odors, etc.
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Environmental and elemental factors, wind, temperature extremes and UV exposure are only some of the elements wich these walls are subject to. But thanks to the high quality manufacture of OCM these curtains can be applicated outdoor, respecting the appropriate cautions.
OCM's Curtains are Ideal for:
Warehouse Separation
Gym
Garages
Offices
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Manufacturing and assembly plants
Storage Facilities
Retail
Temporary Warehouses
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06/13/10 - A fire fighter walks along Interstate 40 in Greensboro early Sunday morning after lightning struck a tank in a gasoline storage center causing a massive fire that has exhausted the resources of the Greensboro fire department, forcing them to call in help from several other departments, as they work to extinguish the blaze. I-40 has been closed in both directions to insure the public’s safety due to the facility being located next to the highway. (AP Photo/Brad Coville, Burlington Times-News)
INSPECTION ROOM BUILDING 69 –
In addition to the storage of nuclear weapons, RAF Baraham was also responsible with
the deep maintenance and refurbishment of weapons rotated from airfield stores. Amongst the buildings a number may be identified where components, or whole bombs, could be brought for stripping and testing. The precise activities carried out in these buildings will not be known until, if and when, the servicing manuals for ''Blue Danube'' are declassified.
At the southern edge of the north-western group of fissile core stores is building 69 (Drg No. 1249/53) which is surrounded on three sides by a 2ft 3½in thick brick traverse laid in English bond. The building is rectangular in plan, with cut-away corners on its northerneastern side. It appears to be constructed from brick, rendered with cement, and is roofed by a flat concrete slab. Entry into the building is through double steel doors 4ft wide, with a combination lock, on the north-west elevation, which give access into an entrance lobby and then a middle room lit by a Crittall metal window in the north-west elevation; on the northern side of the central room is small annexe. During the service life of this building there was a hole in the floor of this building, similar to those in the fissile core
stores. It is thought that this building was used for the periodic inspection of fissile cores.
Information sourced from English Heritage.
30ft ENCLOSED WATCH TOWER –
RAF Barnham Nuclear Weapons Storage Facility was heavily secured and at the time was probably one of the most secure locations in the United Kingdom. The security element was the responsibility of the RAF Police (RAFP). Personnel from differing operating periods at RAF Barnham have stated that there were up to three varieties of RAF Police specialisations working at the site: 'Provost' 'Station' and 'Qualified Police Dog' (dog handlers).
Five Watch Towers, one at each point of the pentagonal fence, were located on the inside of the middle fencing when the site was decommissioned. These were accessible along the path within the sterile area near the fence line, some elements of which are still visible under the moss and foliage. A 6th vantage point was located on the maintenance building towards the centre of the compound. Each tower could see the others at the time of operational use (trees get in the way now) and were fitted with searchlights at a third of the way up and right at the top, possibly similar to those used on ships. It has been reported that the angle of the lights had to be limited as the Officer Commanding RAF Lakenheath had made complaints that his pilots were getting dazzled by RAF Barnham's watch towers.
The existing tall metal towers were believed to have been installed in late 1959/early 1960. Prior to this there were wooden ones, described as being pretty basic and about 15ft high, with a base around 6ft square with a large searchlight mounted in the centre which could be swung almost 360° in either direction. Access was reportedly by a wooden ladder and there was a single railing round about waist height. There was a field telephone at the top of the ladder and ''special'' binoculars were issued. The platforms were in roughly the same positions of the new towers but on the inside of the concrete path. It has been reported by another source that when the new towers were built, the fences had to be modified to accommodate them, via a U-shaped cut-out, visible on the site today.
As well as a standard outer fence and main gate picket post, the facility included an inner perimeter fence and within that an inner concrete wall with another picket post. The area between these two latter perimeters was classed as ''sterile'', with trip wires and flares in the gap between them and atop the wall, to alert the guard force to intruders. Pole-mounted lighting was positioned at regular intervals within the sterile area and halfway between the towers was a V-shaped bulge in the fence to allow patrolling guards the ability to look up and down the fence line from a small path that ran within the area. A telephone post was located at these bulges.
Two electric sliding gates at the outer and inner fence and a traditional style split middle wire gate acted as ''vehicle traps'' for any vehicle driving in or out. At the front sliding gate was a personnel turnstile controlled by the RAFP guardroom. At the rear sliding gate was personnel access to the inner picket where flammables and other contraband (matches, cigarettes, lighters etc) were surrendered before entering the ''Danger Area''.
RAFP Dog Handlers patrolled the site and the RAFP station staff manned the watch towers and pickets. The area between the outer and middle fence was patrolled by the Dog Handlers, with elements of the outer perimeter reportedly just spools of barbed wire.
Information sourced from – rafbarnham-nss.weebly.com/security.html
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ENTRANCE AREA –
Access to the storage area is along it dog-legged metalled track off Elveden Road, this is enclosed by it wire-mesh fence carried on concrete posts with out-turned tops supporting three strands of barbed wire. Entry into the station was controlled by double gates at the southern end of the track. Pedestrian access was through a steel gate adjacent to the main gates. These were controlled by a Picket Post, building 65, positioned immediately inside the gate. This is small prefabricated Seco bulding. Seco hutting was a prefabricated building system first devised by Utii-Seco Structures Limited in 1942.
Buildings were formed from pre-fabricated hollow plywood beams, columns, and eave pieces. Wall and roof units were formed of timber frames covered with flat asbestos sheets, the cavity between the facing sheets filled with a mixture of cement and wood wool. Door and window units, in this case a Crittall type, were also supplied.
To the north of stand-by set house (Si) the compound narrows to a double carriageway
width for 87½ yards before it turns through a right angle eastwards. Beyond the
turn the fenced corridor widens. On the southern side of the track a gravelled area was
used for a car and pantechnicon park, on the northern side is small lay-by in front of the
first e!ectnc gate.
Information sourced from English Heritage.