HCC bags 162 Crore tunnel construction contract

Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has bagged a Rs 162-crore order from North Frontier Railway to develop a rail tunnel.

Under the contract, the company will build a tunnel between Kambiron Road and Thingou stations on the new railway line coming up between Jiribam and Tupul in Imphal, Manipur.

HCC will be developing the tunnel with its Hyderabad- based JV partner Coastal Projects, in which it holds 60 per cent stake. The project is expected to be completed in 28 months, HCC said in a statement here.

The scope of the project involves construction of a single line 3.3km long tunnel, RCC portal walls, permanent tunnel support, rock supporting system and ancillary work, it said.