Interesting Statistic :- Tunnel Boring Machines Supply chains Design - 🇩🇪, 🇨🇭, 🇨🇳, 🇯🇵 Components by Manufacturing:- Main Cutter head - 🇨🇳 Disc Cutters - 🇨🇳 Cutter Rings - 🇯🇵, 🇨🇳 Main Bearing Assembly - 🇨🇳 Planetary Gear boxes - 🇨🇳, 🇯🇵 Electric Drive Motors - 🇨🇳 Variable Frequency Drives - 🇨🇳 Hydraulic Thrust Cylinders - 🇨🇳 Hydraulic Pumps - 🇨🇳 Servo Valves - 🇯🇵, 🇩🇪, 🇨🇳 PLC, Automation Control - 🇳🇱, 🇨🇳 Laser Guidance - 🇨🇳 Intertial Navigation - 🇯🇵, 🇨🇳 Pressure & Geological Sensors - 🇨🇳, 🇯🇵, 🇩🇪 Main Drive, Tail Dealing Systems - 🇨🇳 Segment Erection Robotic Tools - 🇰🇷, 🇨🇳 Screw Conveyor - 🇯🇵, 🇨🇳 Ground Conditioning and Grouting System - 🇨🇳 China absolutely controls the entire manufacturing and design in 10 Areas Every German, Japanese & Swiss TBM is assembled in China with near 70% Chinese components by Weight and 46% by Value There are 22 Technologies that are involved in the manufacturing of TBMs and their supply Chains China began raw assembly of TBMs from 1992 and it took them almost 33 years to achieve a full supply chain So anyone who claims India can start making Indian TBMs by 2027 or 2028 is not being optimistic They are being Delusional

No. of elected representatives who switched parties in the last 20 years (2006-2026) - not including Explusions, Mergers or Founding New Parties 🇦🇺 - 2 🇬🇧 - 3 🇺🇸 - 3 🇨🇦 - 1 🇳🇿 - 0 🇫🇷 - 0 🇩🇪 - 2 🇯🇵 - 2 🇷🇺 - 7 🇦🇷 - 20 🇧🇩 - 21 🇱🇰 - 26 🇧🇷 - 34 🇵🇰 - 87 🇮🇳 - 217 More Indian elected MPs and MLAs have switched seats than the rest of the democratic world combined