RVNL Wins Rs 405 Crore Contract for East Coast Railway Third Line Project
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has secured a Rs 404.88 crore contract for the East Coast Railway project to construct a third line between Khurda Road and Gangadharpur in Odisha. The project includes roadbed work, bridges, building works, ballast supply, signaling, telecommunications, and electrification tasks across a 385-km corridor. Scheduled for completion within 30 months, the contract was awarded by a domestic entity and is not a related-party transaction. RVNL is a government-owned railway infrastructure company.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
freepressjournal broke this story on 3 Sept, 11:20 am. Other outlets followed.