NBCC (India) has forayed into the road construction space with a mandate to construct an eco-tourism circuit along Kotdwar-Ramnagar Kandi Road in Uttarakhand.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh recently laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of Gomti Nagar and Charbagh railway stations in Lucknow.

IL&FS has received a LoA from NHIDCL for construction, operation and maintenance of two-lane bi-directional Zojila Tunnel on Srinagar-Leh Section.

L&T has bagged three EPC orders from the APCRDA. The scope of work includes design and construction of roads, drains and sewerage treatment plants in Amravati, Andhra Pradesh.

It's boom time for infrastructure. Just look at the number of projects awarded and bagged in 2017! While the roads segments took the lead this year as well - especially with the announcement of Phase-1 of the Bharatmala programme - pockets of opportunity were witnessed in segments like metro-rail and irrigation, among others.

Last year, NBCC recorded a turnover of Rs 6,200 crore. (And, I am expecting a 25 per cent increase this financial year, says Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NBCC (India). In fact, the company is targetting a 30-35 per cent CAGR growth in its top-line in the next three to four years.

As construction activities gain pace in the country, demand is likely to grow for high-productivity equipment, though traditional machines will also maintain their space. Equipment like excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, paving machinery, etc.

L&T has bagged a contract for the construction of a new south parallel runway, apron and associated works at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, on EPC basis.

L&T's Heavy Civil Infrastructure business has bagged a government order in a JV with Seaport Dredging for the construction of various marine facilities.