Hindustan Construction Company and Tata Projects Limited (TPL) have won a Rs 2,191 crore contract for construction of a 8.65 km long corridor including underground tunnels and stations for Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL).
HCC holds a 55% share in the joint venture, amounting to Rs 1,205 crore.
The Package IN-05R is the first and only underground segment of the 31.32 km Indore Metro Phase 1 project. The package includes the construction of 11.32 km long tunnel by TBM and seven underground stations at Indore Railway Station, Rajwada, Chota Ganpati, Bada Ganpati, Ramchandra Nagar, BSF/Kalani Nagar, and Airport, connecting a ramp east of Indore Railway Station to a ramp west of Airport Station, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Currently, HCC is engaged in Mumbai Metro Line Ill, constructing 4 km of twin tunnels and four stations, along with two Chennai Metro packages. The company has made a significant contribution to India’s metro expansion plan having constructed of a material portion of Delhi Metro, Bangalore Metro, Mumbai Metro Line I and Kolkata Metro.
HCC has executed a majority of India’s landmark infrastructure projects, having constructed 26% of India’s Hydro Power generation and 60% of India’s Nuclear Power generation capacities, over 4,036 lane km of Expressways and Highways, more than 402 km of complex Tunnelling and 403 Bridges. Today, HCC serves the infrastructure sectors of Transportation, Power and Water.
