Reliance Infra Qualified for Jaipur Metro [Mar 2012]

Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) has qualified for Jaipur Metro Rail project Phase-I, along with other three bidders. The Phase-I of the Jaipur Metro Rail project will consist of two corridors providing connectivity to North-South and East-West corridor. The 23 km long, Corridor-I will connect Sitapura to Ambabari. This corridor will be 5 km underground and 18 km elevated.
The 11.6 km long, Corridor-II will connect Mansarovar to Badi Chaupar with 2.3 km being underground and rest 9.3 km elevated. Major part of Corridor-II work is currently being executed by Government and rest all will be awarded on PPP basis.  RInfra informed, other three bidders included Consortium led by Essar Projects (India) and consisting of Samsung C & T Corporation from Korea; Consortium led by Soma Enterprises and consisting of Inversiones En Concesiones Ferroviarias,  S.A.U (ICF) from Spain and Consortium led by Gammon Infrastructure Projects consisting of Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras, S.A from Spain.

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