GMR Infrastructure rises after consortium wins freight corridor project

The 221 KM Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor railway project is worth Rs 2281 crore.

GMR Group
GMR Group
SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Jun 08 2016 | 11:53 AM IST
Shares of GMR Infrastructure were up nearly 3% at Rs 11.85 on the Bombay Stock Exchange after the company said that a consortium led by the company has won the 221 KM Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor project.

The consortium has been issued a Letter of Award for the railway project at a cost of Rs 2280.70 crore on engineering, procurement and construction basis, the company said in a release.

The first package comprises of 175km single line connecting Sahnewal and Pilkhani that passes through Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. The other package is a 46km double line corridor in Uttar Pradesh connecting Dadri and Khurja, the release added.

The stock touched a high of Rs 12 in intra-day trade. At 11:50am, over 14.5 million shares were traded on both the stock exchanges.
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First Published: Jun 08 2016 | 11:50 AM IST

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