Rail Vikas Nigam Secures 358.97 Crore Contract for Railway Track Doubling in Bihar
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has secured a 358.97 crore EPC contract from East Central Railway for doubling 41.04 km of railway track between Kundawa Chainpur and Raxaul in Bihar. The project includes earthwork, bridge construction, station and platform development, and level-crossing works, designed for 25-tonne Indian Railway Standard loading. Scheduled for completion within 1,095 days, the contract is domestic and not a related-party transaction. This order adds to RVNL's recent contract wins exceeding 3,500 crore.
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mint broke this story on 28 Jul, 01:49 pm. Other outlets followed.