HCC-Coastal JV bags Rs 231-cr contract

Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), a leading infrastructure construction and development company in joint venture with Coastal Projects Ltd, won an order worth Rs 231 crores from Northeast Frontier Railway. As per the contract Northeast Frontier Railway will develop a railway tunnel between Kaimai Road and Kambiron Road stations on the new railway line being developed between Jiribam and Tupur in Imphal. In the new project, HCC will hold a 60% share out of the total contract of Rs 231 crore and is expected to be completed in 28 months.

The project scope involves construction of single line broad gauge tunnel of approximate length of 4.9 km including earthwork, slope protection and stabilisation, RCC portal walls, permanent tunnel support, construction of side drains, rock supporting system and ancillary work, the company said in a release.

This is third order received by HCC from Northeast Frontier Railway on the new railway line between Jiribam and Tupur. The first order was to construct a 3.25 km tunnel between Dholakal and Kaimai Road stations and second order was to make a 3.3 km tunnel between Kambiron Road and Thingou stations.

HCC is also constructing the 4.315 kms long Bogibeel Rail-cum-road Bridge over river Brahmaputra near Dibrugarh, Assam for Northeast Frontier Railway, the company added. HCC has already constructed 2227 kms roads across the country.