Hind Const bags DMRC contract

Mumbai: Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Alpine Mayreder, Austria, have bagged a contract worth Rs 297.51 crore from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).HCC, in a joint venture with Alpine, has a 49 per cent share of the value (Rs 145.78 crore). The order is for design and construction of tunnel with NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method) between Talkatora Garden and Budha Jayanti Park stations. It covers design and construction of a 2.6-km tunnel with a finished intern al diameter of a minimum 10 m for twin track railway, including access and ventilation shaft. It also includes external and temporary works for the metro rail transmission system link between Talkatora Garden and Budha Jayanti Park. The project is a part of Airport Metro Express Line-I of DMRC’s plan for the MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System) and has to be completed by July 15, 2010.