On Tuesday, the infrastructure major Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has said that it has got a Rs 1,749.59 crore contract from IRCON International for constructing two tunnels and a bridge in Jammu and Kashmir.
It has further said that the contract for the tunnels and bridge on Katra-Banihal Section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla New B G Railway Line Project will be completed within 30 months.
According to a statement by HCC, “The contract involves construction of two main tunnels – T13 & part of T14 totalling 12.8 km along with parallel safety tunnels- a 200 m bridge adjoining these two tunnels and a station yard at Basindadhar.”