Ashoka, Ramky projects
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for development of following national highway sections in the state of Jharkhand on Engineering Procurement and Construction mode.
Ashoka Buildcon Ltd has been given a Rs946 Crore contract for Govindpur (Rajgunj)-Chas-JH/WB Border under NHDP Phase-IV.
Development of 57 km long Govindpur – Chas – Jharkhand/ West Bengal Border section involves 4-laning of 38 km and 2-laning with paved shoulder of 19 km of national highway.
The project, to be completed in two years, will have 4 Railway-Over-Bridges, 1 Railway-under-bridge and 5 km long bypass for Maheshpur town.
The project corridor passes through two important industrial districts i.e. coal mining hub of Dhanbad and steel city of Bokaro.
This is a crucial link for inter-state connectivity between Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and other parts of the country.
Development of the section would facilitate transportation of coal and steel.
Ramky Infrastructure Ltd has secured a Rs700 Crore contract for Barhi – Hazaribagh section under NHDP phase-III.
The 41 km long Barhi-Hazaribagh section would improve connectivity of Hazaribagh, Ranchi, Jamshedpur to Delhi – Kolkata corridor through NH-2.
The project, to be completed in 21 months, will have construction of 5 major bridges, 3 elephant crossings, 2 vehicular underpasses and a 11 km long bypass for Hazaribagh city. fii-news.com
