Emergency credit line guarantee scheme: Aviation firms get Rs 349 cr

DRA-Siemens JV Wins Rs 41.4 Billion Bullet Train Contract

A consortium of Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon (DRA Infra) and Germany-based Siemens has secured a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) to implement the signalling and telecommunication system under Package MAHSR-S-1 of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train project.The contract, valued at Rs 41.4 billion, entails end-to-end design, manufacturing, supply, installation, system integration, testing, commissioning, and comprehensive maintenance of the high-speed rail’s signalling and train control systems, telecommunication infrastructure, and ope..

HCC Emerges Lowest Bidder for Patna Metro Line 1 Tunnels

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has declared Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. (HCC) as the lowest bidder for the underground tunnelling works under Package PC05 of the Patna Metro Rail Project Line 1, which spans 16.86 km between Danapur Cantonment and Khemni Chak.The tender, floated in December 2023, had an estimated value of Rs 16.83 billion. Following the opening of technical bids in October, five major infrastructure firms were in contention. HCC submitted the most competitive financial bid at Rs 14.18 billion, followed by Afcons–Sam India JV (Rs 15.45 billion), ITD Cementation (R..

Delhi to Boost Yamuna Flow With Treated Water From Okhla

In a bid to improve the Yamuna’s water quality, the Delhi government will release treated wastewater from the Okhla sewage treatment plant (STP) — Asia’s largest — to boost the river’s environmental flow (e-flow). The plan will discharge 5.69 cubic metres per second (cumecs) of treated effluent into the river, aiming to address its critically low flow levels and pollution load.Delhi’s stretch of the Yamuna requires a minimum 23 cumecs of e-flow to sustain ecological health, according to expert committees and parliamentary panels. Currently, it flows at just 10 cumecs. The additiona..