HCC bags contract worth Rs 634.79 cr

Infrastructure construction company, HCC Ltd, has been awarded two contracts worth Rs 634.79 crore in transportation and hydel power segments.
The first contract worth Rs 454.89 crore is from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (MoRTH) for 4-laning of 50.5 km long Numaligarh to Jorhat section of NH-37 in Assam. The project is part of the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE) and includes rehabilitation, upgradation and augmentation of the existing carriageway, major and minor bridges, culverts, road intersections, interchanges, drains, etc.
The second contract is worth Rs 179.90 crore from Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (HPPCL) for the balance works of Head Race Tunnel of 111 MW Sawra Kuddu Hydel Power Project in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh.
Commenting on new order wins, Arun Karambelkar, President and CEO, HCC Ltd. said, “HCC has received three major orders totalling Rs 1028 crore in last fortnight that includes two EPC orders from MoRTH and an order from HPPCL. Earlier, the company was awarded Rs 393 crore MoRTH contract for widening of 65.87 km section of NH-233, on the Indo-Nepal Border.”

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