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308-Wheeled Truck with Belgian Vessel Stuck in Swamp; Double-Engine Hydra Fails to Move It
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News18•30-09-2026, 10:27
308-Wheeled Truck with Belgian Vessel Stuck in Swamp; Double-Engine Hydra Fails to Move It
- •A 200-ton multi-axle vacuum boiler from Belgium, destined for Balrampur Sugar Mill, got stuck in a swamp near Varanasi.
- •The 308-wheeled truck, carrying the massive vessel, became immobile on a hastily constructed alternative road near Dafhi toll plaza.
- •Even a double-engine Hydra, deployed to pull the "Bahubali" machine, failed to move it from the swamp.
- •The vessel traveled from Paradip Port in Odisha, through Jharkhand and Bihar, reaching the UP border.
- •Engineers are calling for additional engines and repairing the alternative route, hoping to move the machine forward soon.
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It is a massive 200-ton, multi-axle vacuum boiler imported from Belgium for the Balrampur Sugar Mill that got stuck in a swampy alternative route near Dafhi toll plaza after its ground sank under the heavy weight.
The machinery was shipped from Belgium to Paradip Port in Odisha, after which it was transported by a 308-wheeled truck through various districts of Jharkhand and Bihar before reaching the UP border near Chandauli.
A double-engine Hydra and a JCB-Hydra were deployed to pull the 200-ton vehicle out, but its wheels failed to move, prompting engineers to call for other engines and repair the alternative route with a JCB.
