IRCON completes 30 Km Korichhapar- Dharamjaigarh Section

Concludes Kharsia – Dharamjaigarh project valued at Rs.750 Crores

New Delhi: Ircon International Ltd, achieved yet another milestone by opening the 30 KM section between Korichhapar to Dharamjaigarh within the targeted date i.e., 31.12.2020. A Trial run was carried on 31st December 2020.

The cost of this line is approximately 325 crores and the work is executed by Ircon International under an SPV named Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited. SECL, IRCON, and Chhattisgarh Government are shareholders for the Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited. 

A section of 44Km length between Kharsia to Korichhapar is already made operational by IRCON in October 2019. Now, with the completion of Korichhapar-Dharamjaigarh, the complete section of 74Km between Kharsia-Dharamjaigarh is functional. Commencement of this section will help in the evacuation of coal from North Chhattisgarh Area thereby helping in developing the entire nation. This 74Km is the first stretch being commissioned under the PPP model.

Following this development, the Goods train can reach up to Durgapur, Baroud, and Chhaal mines of SECL, consequently enhancing the earning of SECR and SECL

About Ircon International Limited 
 
Ircon International Limited is a Miniratna (Category - I) Schedule A Public Sector Enterprise and a leading turnkey Construction Company in the public sector known for quality, commitment, and consistency in terms of performance. The core competence of IRCON is in Railways, Highways & Extra High Tension substation engineering, and Construction. The company has executed projects operated in the areas of Railway construction including ballastless track, electrification, tunneling, signal & telecommunication as well as leasing of locos, construction of roads, highways, commercial, industrial & residential buildings and complexes, airport runway, and hangars, metro and mass rapid transit system, etc. IRCON has widespread operations in several states in India and other countries (Malaysia, Nepal, Bangladesh, South Africa, Algeria, and Sri Lanka). The company has completed more than 128 projects in25 countries across the globe and 390 projects in various states in India.

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