Rohan Deshmukh

World Correspondent, The Continental Times

Rohan covers world for The Continental Times and has reported from more than a dozen countries.

Jordan Begins Building a 450-Kilometer Pipeline to Carry the Red Sea Uphill to Its Capital

The $5 billion Aqaba-Amman project will desalinate 300 million cubic meters a year and pump it 1,000 meters up through the desert. It is the largest construction project in the kingdom’s history and, officials say, the least optional.

Oct. 12, 2026 6 MIN READ

The Red Sea coast at Aqaba, Jordan, where a desalination plant will anchor a pipeline carrying water 450 kilometers north to Amman.

Mumbai’s Coastal Road Opened to Applause. The Fishing Villages It Passed Are Still Counting Losses

The eight-lane expressway cut commutes along the Arabian Sea by 40 minutes, but Koli fishing communities say silted channels and vanished catch have not been compensated as promised.

Oct. 10, 2026 6 MIN READ

Fishing boats at the Worli Koliwada, one of several fishing settlements along the route of Mumbai’s coastal road.

Dubai Breaks Ground on an $8 Billion Stormwater Tunnel So a Single Day of Rain Cannot Stop the City Again

The Tasreef project will give the emirate the drainage capacity of a temperate city, more than a decade after planners dismissed rain as a rounding error.

Oct. 8, 2026 5 MIN READ