excavatorImage credit source: Meta AI
Other state governments also started following the bulldozer measures undertaken by the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh against the mafia and illegal encroachments. After Uttar Pradesh, the ravages of bulldozers were seen in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
There has always been a craze for excavators in India. Even if an excavator is digging on a road, hundreds of people stop from all their work to watch the excavation. Today, many companies including JCB and Tata manufacture excavators in the country. But there was a time when only Tata manufactured excavators.
SC’s strict stance on excavator action
The Supreme Court has made strict comments on the action of bulldozers by other state governments, including UP. The Supreme Court, hearing the action of the bulldozer, said that the illegal constructions and houses of the accused cannot be demolished without prior notice. The Supreme Court also talked about issuing guidelines on the action of excavators.
read this too
Tata manufactured the country’s first bulldozer in 1961.
Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (Telco) manufactured the country’s first bulldozer in 1961. Back then, the job of the bulldozer was to dig the mine and load the goods onto the trucks. This Telco company later became Tata Motors and its construction equipment manufacturing division became known as Telcon. In 2012 it signed an agreement with the Japanese company Hitachi and later this company became known as Tata Hitachi.
What is the excavator used for?
Bulldozers were made for those tasks that workers cannot perform. For example, bulldozers are used to excavate quickly, load dirt and coal into trucks, demolish illegal constructions, and clean deep drains.
