Hindustan Construction Company (HCC)- VCCL Joint Venture has secured a major civil contract worth Rs 901 crore from the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) which includes the construction of New Tunnel 28 on the Tupul- Imphal new Broad Gauge (BG) railway line.
The company announced in its BSE Release that the project was awarded to the HCC-VCCL Joint Venture (HCC-VCCL JV), where HCC holds a 65% stake and VCCL holds the remaining 35% Stake.
The contract entails the construction of a 3.5 km main tunnel, with end-to-end design, engineering, and commissioning. The contract’s scope of work also includes the design and proof-checking of a Broad-Gauge ballast-less track and supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of all systems and structures for railway operations.
The contract’s scope of work also covers design, supply, erection, and commissioning of tunnel ventilation systems, plus complete electro-mechanical works. The project further includes construction of approach roads and ancillary infrastructure for seamless integration with surrounding systems.
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