andrewgreen
10th April 2015, 05:14
I read this and felt sick, just feels inherently wrong to me for several reasons. Everest is a symbol of nature, it's of the few last remaining mysteries of earth and science may be about to drive a stake through it's heart.
http://stgist.com/2015/04/china-railway-from-qinghai-to-tibet-mount-everest-tunnel-2857
Science, Technology, and General Interest News
China planning train tunnel construction under Mount Everest
In order to connect the province of Qingai and Kathmandu in Nepal via the autonomous territory of Tibet, the Chinese government has been exploring the idea of drilling a portion of the Mount Everest, and create a railway tunnel.
Qinhai to Tibet Railway
Technology Gist
By: Matt Dayo | Last updated Thursday, April 9th, 2015, 10:56:02 pm NYC Time | CORRECTIONS: contact@stgist.com.
Forget Elon Musk’s Hyperloop. China, the second largest economy in the world, has been exploring the idea of drilling the foot of a portion of Mount Everest to construct a train tunnel.
In case you’re wondering, Everest is the highest mountain the world that stretches from the border between Nepal to outskirts of Tibet, the latter is a claimed territory of the superpower.
As noted by the China Daily, the government’s public transport committee has been considering extending the railway line that connects Qinghai province, Tibet, and beyond — because the Tibetan government is reportedly “requesting” for the project. Extending the line would require drilling a portion of the highest mountain on Earth, the report reveals.
In addition to boosting the local economy of Tibet by providing faster link to move goods from China’s capital, the said project is also expected to enhance the economic connection between Beijing and India, which is the tenth largest in the world based on size. India is located southwest of Tibet.
Nepal Qinghai via Tibet planned railway
But moving goods from Nepal, Tibet, and portions of India to mainland China is just the tip of the iceberg. Apparently, tourism in Nepal has been gaining momentum, and this planned rail extension would drive more Chinese tourists from the East to the Himalayas.
This news arrives three months after the Beijing-led government announced its planned construction of the railway that would link the capital and the city of Moscow, in Russia. This project would construct the “longest railway” in the world, if completed.
According to Google Maps, a fast moving rail would travel 1 day and 2 hours from Qinghai to Tibet today, and just more than 2 hours via plane trip. The new proposal is looking to connect Tibet and Kathmandu by drilling the portion of the Himalayan mountain in the Shigatse region. Ξ
http://stgist.com/2015/04/china-railway-from-qinghai-to-tibet-mount-everest-tunnel-2857
Science, Technology, and General Interest News
China planning train tunnel construction under Mount Everest
In order to connect the province of Qingai and Kathmandu in Nepal via the autonomous territory of Tibet, the Chinese government has been exploring the idea of drilling a portion of the Mount Everest, and create a railway tunnel.
Qinhai to Tibet Railway
Technology Gist
By: Matt Dayo | Last updated Thursday, April 9th, 2015, 10:56:02 pm NYC Time | CORRECTIONS: contact@stgist.com.
Forget Elon Musk’s Hyperloop. China, the second largest economy in the world, has been exploring the idea of drilling the foot of a portion of Mount Everest to construct a train tunnel.
In case you’re wondering, Everest is the highest mountain the world that stretches from the border between Nepal to outskirts of Tibet, the latter is a claimed territory of the superpower.
As noted by the China Daily, the government’s public transport committee has been considering extending the railway line that connects Qinghai province, Tibet, and beyond — because the Tibetan government is reportedly “requesting” for the project. Extending the line would require drilling a portion of the highest mountain on Earth, the report reveals.
In addition to boosting the local economy of Tibet by providing faster link to move goods from China’s capital, the said project is also expected to enhance the economic connection between Beijing and India, which is the tenth largest in the world based on size. India is located southwest of Tibet.
Nepal Qinghai via Tibet planned railway
But moving goods from Nepal, Tibet, and portions of India to mainland China is just the tip of the iceberg. Apparently, tourism in Nepal has been gaining momentum, and this planned rail extension would drive more Chinese tourists from the East to the Himalayas.
This news arrives three months after the Beijing-led government announced its planned construction of the railway that would link the capital and the city of Moscow, in Russia. This project would construct the “longest railway” in the world, if completed.
According to Google Maps, a fast moving rail would travel 1 day and 2 hours from Qinghai to Tibet today, and just more than 2 hours via plane trip. The new proposal is looking to connect Tibet and Kathmandu by drilling the portion of the Himalayan mountain in the Shigatse region. Ξ