RITES – PMPL JV Wins Bangalore Metro Challaghatta Depot’s Contract

October 13, 2022 Update: BMRCL has issued LOA to RITES – Power Mech Projects…

11 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Agra Metro Underground Line’s Geotechnical Work Begins

CEG Test House through a subcontract from Afcons – SAM India Consortium…

11 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2’s 1st U-Girder Launched by HCC-KEC JV

Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. – KEC International Consortium on early…

10 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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L&T, Tata & SP Bid for Jewar Noida Airport’s Construction Contract

Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) has received bids from…

10 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 22 Comments
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Paytm Awarded Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ AFC Contract Package 26B

Paytm Payments Bank Ltd. in March was appointed as the financial institution…

10 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 0 Comments
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Siemens Wins Delhi Metro Phase 4’s Electrification Work DE-05R

April 12, 2022 Update: DMRC has issued contract LOA to Siemens with a value…

08 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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BEML & Alstom Bid for Indore & Bhopal Metros’ 156 Coach Contract

BEML and Alstom Transport India are the 2 firms that have bid to supply 156…

07 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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L&T Awarded Chennai Peripheral Ring Road’s EPC-02 Contract

In a BSE filing, Larsen & Toubro has announced they’ve been awarded…

07 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 6 Comments
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4 Bidders for Amas – Darbhanga Expressway’s Package 4

4 construction firms have submitted bids to construct 42.21 km Package 4 of the 230 km Amas – Darbhanga Expressway (NH-119D) after National Highways…

05 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 5 Comments
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(Pics) Mumbai Metro’s Line-2A & Line-7 Inaugurated

Maharashtra’s Chief Minister today inaugurated a combined 18.75 km portion of Mumbai Metro’s 18.6 km Line-2A (Yellow Line) and 16.5 km Line-7 (Red…

02 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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8 Bidders for Gwalior Airport’s New Terminal Contract

Eight construction firms have submitted bids to construct the new terminal building of Gwalior Airport after Airports Authority of India (AAI) opened technical…

01 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 0 Comments
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S&P-SIEPL Wins Bangalore Satellite Town Ring Road’s Package 2

S&P Infrastructure Developers – Skylark Infra Engineering JV on Tuesday emerged as the lowest bidder to construct 20.9 km Phase 3 Package 2 of…

01 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 28 Comments
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DBL wins Surat – Chennai Expressway’s Package 3 in Karnataka

Dilip Buildcon Ltd (DBL) on Tuesday emerged as the lowest bidder to construct 65.5 km Package 3 of the Solapur – Kurnool – Chennai Economic Corridor (NH-150C),…

31 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 14 Comments
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KMV Wins Raipur – Vizag Expressway’s Package CG3

KMV Projects on Tuesday emerged as the lowest bidder to construct 25.16 km package CG3 of the 464 km Raipur – Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor (NH-130CD…

31 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 11 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.7 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 68.5 km
• Jaipur: 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai: 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi: 19 June 2017 – 27.9 km
• Lucknow: 6 September 2017 – 22.9 km
• Hyderabad: 29 November 2017 – 67 km
• Noida-Gr. Noida: 25 January 2019 – 29.7 km
• Ahmedabad: 6 March 2019 – 60.7 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 16 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km

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