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Publish Date : 26-Aug-2013

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) has awarded a major contract to SOJITZ - LT Consortium, the two construction giants from Japan and India respectively.

Rs 67 billion contract is to construct 625 Kms of double track corridor from Rewari (Haryana) to Iqbalgarh (Gujrat) via Rajasthan.

Earlier in January, Dedicated Freight Corridor had awarded a contract for construction of 343 Kms double line track between Kanpur and Khurja on EDFC.

Following this contract, DFCCIL has successfully achieved awarding of contracts for about 1000 Kms of double line track on the DFC Project.

Work under this contract is scheduled for completion within a period 208 weeks (4 years) from the date of commencement August 30, 2013.

The contract is to construct double line railway track with 25 ton axle load capable of upgrading to 32.5 ton axle load with double stack container operation.

During a ceremony held at New Delhi on Aug. 19, 2013, R K Gupta, managing director, DFCCIL and Toshihiko Kita / S N Subrahmanyan of SOJITZ - LT Consortium exchanged the contract document with the clearance from JICA (Japan International Corporation Agency).

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