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HCC-KEC JV secures Rs 1,147 cr order for Chennai metro project
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HCC-KEC JV secures Rs 1,147 cr order for Chennai metro project

Construction major Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), in a joint venture (JV) with engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company KEC International, has secured a Rs 1,147 crore order from Chennai Metro Rail.

HCC told the media Chennai Metro Rail has awarded the HCC-KEC JV a Rs 1,147 crore contract to construct a 7.95 km elevated viaduct section and nine elevated stations on corridor 4 of phase-2 of the Chennai Metro. HCC holds a 51% stake in the joint venture at Rs 585 crore. The scope of work for the Rs 1,147 crore projects includes civil, architectural, plumbing and drainage and temporary services. The construction work is to be completed in three years.

The nine elevated stations include Ramachandra Hospital, Chennai Iyyappanthangal Bus Depot, Bypass Crossing, Katupakkam, Mullai Thottam, Poonamallee Bus Terminus, Karayan Chavadi, Poonamallee Bypass and Kumanan Chavadi.

Currently, HCC is executing a section of Mumbai Metro Line-3, a section of Delhi metro involving 4,051 m underground twin tunnels and an underground station, two contracts for Pune Metro and a section of the Bengaluru Metro Rail project.

In the past, HCC was associated with six packages of Delhi Metro totalling 18.14 km of tunnels and 13 underground stations.

For the Kolkata Metro, HCC has constructed 6.47 km tunnels in six packages that include four underground stations. In Mumbai Metro-1, the company constructed eight elevated stations. Headquartered in Mumbai, HCC is a construction company whose businesses span the sectors of engineering and construction, real estate, infrastructure, urban development and management. KEC International is India's second-largest manufacturer of electric power transmission towers and is one of the world's largest power transmission EPC companies.

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Construction major Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), in a joint venture (JV) with engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company KEC International, has secured a Rs 1,147 crore order from Chennai Metro Rail. HCC told the media Chennai Metro Rail has awarded the HCC-KEC JV a Rs 1,147 crore contract to construct a 7.95 km elevated viaduct section and nine elevated stations on corridor 4 of phase-2 of the Chennai Metro. HCC holds a 51% stake in the joint venture at Rs 585 crore. The scope of work for the Rs 1,147 crore projects includes civil, architectural, plumbing and drainage and temporary services. The construction work is to be completed in three years. The nine elevated stations include Ramachandra Hospital, Chennai Iyyappanthangal Bus Depot, Bypass Crossing, Katupakkam, Mullai Thottam, Poonamallee Bus Terminus, Karayan Chavadi, Poonamallee Bypass and Kumanan Chavadi. Currently, HCC is executing a section of Mumbai Metro Line-3, a section of Delhi metro involving 4,051 m underground twin tunnels and an underground station, two contracts for Pune Metro and a section of the Bengaluru Metro Rail project. In the past, HCC was associated with six packages of Delhi Metro totalling 18.14 km of tunnels and 13 underground stations. For the Kolkata Metro, HCC has constructed 6.47 km tunnels in six packages that include four underground stations. In Mumbai Metro-1, the company constructed eight elevated stations. Headquartered in Mumbai, HCC is a construction company whose businesses span the sectors of engineering and construction, real estate, infrastructure, urban development and management. KEC International is India's second-largest manufacturer of electric power transmission towers and is one of the world's largest power transmission EPC companies. Image SourceAlso read: Modi inaugurates Chennai Metro Phase-I extension Also read: Chennai Metro creates 3D model for phase 2

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