L&T gets Rs 1,040-crore contract for Bengaluru suburban rail's Kanaka LineThe Rail Infrastructure Development Company (KRIDE) in Karnataka awarded a Rs 1,040 crore contract to Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the civil works of the 46 km Kanaka Line (Heelalige – Rajanukunte) in the Bengaluru suburban rail project. The project, which includes the construction of an elevated viaduct spanning 8.9 km...
more... and an at-grade section covering 37.9 km (excluding station buildings), is being executed on an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) basis. The work is expected to be completed within 30 months and will include a double-decker viaduct near Yelahanka, the first of its kind in India, where a suburban rail elevated viaduct will be built below the Bengaluru Metro viaduct near Benniganahalli. The Kanaka Line is part of the 149 km Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project, approved by the Union government in October 2020, and is being implemented in phases. With this contract award, 72.08 km of civil work has been awarded, covering approximately 50% of the project. The project is being funded by loans from KfW, Germany and the European Investment Bank (EIB) with tenders for other corridors expected to be released soon.
Karnataka mein Rail Infrastructure Development Company (KRIDE) ne Bengaluru suburban rail project ke 46 km Kanaka Line (Heelalige – Rajanukunte) ke civil work ke liye Larsen & Toubro (L&T) ko Rs 1,040 crore ka contract diya hai. Is project mein 8.9 km lamba elevated viaduct aur 37.9 km at-grade section (station...
more... building ko chhod kar) ka construction shamil hai, yeh Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) basis par kiya ja raha hai. Kaam 30 mahino mein complete hone ki ummid hai aur ismein Yelahanka ke paas double-decker viaduct bhi banaya jaayega, jo India mein apni tarah ka pehla hai. Kanaka Line, October 2020 mein Union government dwara approve kiya gaya 149 km Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project ka ek hissa hai aur isko phases mein implement kiya ja raha hai. Is contract ke award ke saath, 72.08 km civil work award kiya gaya hai, jo project ka lagbhag 50% hai. Is project ko KfW, Germany aur European Investment Bank (EIB) se loan dwara fund kiya ja raha hai aur aage aane waale samay mein doosre corridors ke liye tenders bhi nikale jaayenge.