Question: which company has won key project worth up to approx Rs 2500 crore for Mumbai- Ahmedabad Bullet train project?
a) Triveni Construction
b)L&T Limited
c) Reliance Infra
d) none of the above
Answer: b)
Context
- Infrastructure firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced that it has received an up to Rs 2,500 crore contracts for the upcoming Mumbai- Ahmedabad bullet train project.
Facts
- L&T has been given the contract for the procurement and fabrication of 28 steel bridges for Crossing Over Rivers, roads, railway lines, highways and other structures for the Mumbai Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor.
- Mumbai- Ahmadabad high speed rail corridor project is being implemented by National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), based on Japanese E5 Shinkansen technology.
About NHSRCL
- National High Speed Rail Corporation of Limited (NHSRCL) has been formed under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, for the development and implementation of the high speed rail projects in India.
- It was incorporated in 2016.
- It is a ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’ in the joint sector with equity participation of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India and two State Governments – the Government of Gujarat and the Government of Maharashtra.
Mumbai – Ahemdabad Bullet train Project
- The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train Project is a 508 km long corridor. It will operate at speed of 320 km/hour. The train corridor will pass through Gujarat, Maharashtra and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
- The bullet train project is also funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
By – Kamshwar Shukla