VNL plans railway project

The Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is planning to double-track Hospet-Thenaighat route, which is RVNL's first major railway project in the state and the first railway project in the country to be undertaken by taking a loan. The entire project will be completed wit-hin a time span of three years. The railways had earlier divided the project into three packages and invited tenders for all the three. The 78 km stretch from Hubli to Harlapur is the first package, and the ground works is expected to be completed at a cost of Rs 154 crore.The 70 km stretch between Harlapet and Dharwad thro-ugh Hubli constituted the second package, and it will be undertaken at a cost of Rs 166 crore, and the 75 km Dharwad-Thenaighat stretch forms the third package, which will be undertaken at the next level, at the cost of Rs 142 crore.Contact: The Rail Vikas Nigam.Tel: 011-2673 8299.  Fax: 011-2618 2957. E-mail: info@rvnl.orgWebsite: www.rvnl.org