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India : E-tender for MMTH project set for release as Govt. fast-tracks development of world-class railway station at Surat
Publish Date : 09-Feb-2017
The government has fast-tracked the development of a world-class railway station at Surat.
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has announced that the tender process for the Multi-Modal Transportation Hub (MMTH) project will start from February 15.
The minister said, "Developing a world-class railway station at Surat is the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Things are moving very fast for the MMTH project in Surat. It took me just one hour to sanction the 90-year lease for the railway land for this project."
The e-tender for the MMTH project to invite bids from interested parties will be released on 15th February 15.
The minister noted that as all the railway projects are done through e-tendering process, everything happens transparently.
The Indian Railways through IRSDC, Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation Limited (GSRTC) and Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will co-develop a high-tech MMTH at Surat railway station on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis.
The project broadly requires to redevelop railway station and GSRTC bus terminal, provide east-west road connectivity and develop common facilities.