Railways zeroes in on three PPP models

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL), the SPV formed to construct rail corridors exclusively for freight movement, has shortlisted three models of PPP for the 550 km Dankuni-Sonnagar stretch on the eastern corridor. The models are design, build, finance, maintain, operate and transfer; design, build, finance, operate and transfer; and design, build, finance and maintain. Once the ministry approves the options, DFCCIL will work out the modalities of the tender and start working on the documentation of the details of the plan.