Rail Vikas Nigam bags bridge contract

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) has bagged a ₹165.04 crore order from North Eastern Railway for constructing the substructure of Important Bridge No. 50—a 14x61.0 meter span with Double D-type well foundation for a double line over the river Gandak.

The project, part of the Gorakhpur Cantt–Valmikinagar doubling work, will be executed in 24 months under general contract conditions.

"Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has received Letter of Award from North Eastern Railway for “Construction of substructure of Important Bridge No. 50 (14x61.0 m) with Double D type well foundation for double line with RDSO 25 T Axel loadingstandard over river Gandak between Paniyahwa - Valmikinagar station in connectionwith Doubling work between Gorakhpur Cantt- Valmikinagar section of North EasternRailway,” the company informed in an exchange filing.

Earlier, on November 21, the public sector firm said it has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for a Northern Railway project

involving the design, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of overhead equipment (OHE) modification and feeder wire work of a 2x25 kV traction system.