NMDC JV to construct Rs 2,538 cr rail corridor proj with IRCON

NMDC today said its JV, Bastar Railway Private Limited (BRPL), today inked a pact with IRCON for a Rs 2,538 crore rail corridor project in Chattisgarh.

"IRCON will construct 140 km long railway line between Jagdalpur to Rawghat in which 13 new railway stations will come up," NMDC said in a statement.

The estimated project cost of this rail corridor is Rs 2,538 crore, it said.

The company said the first phase of land acquisition for the said project has already started.

"The details of proposed land of 101 km fall under Bastar and Kondegaon have already been sent to Ministry of Railways for publication in the Gazette," the statement said.

Chhattisgarh Raman Singh has advised the concerned officials to complete the process of land acquisition and diversion of forest land within three months and to start the construction works by January 2018, it said.

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