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Texmaco bags Rs. 200 cr Agartala-Akhaura Rail link project

By Swati Deshpande,

Added 17 May 2018

EPC project for section of Trans Asia Railway Network to be completed by 2019

Texmaco's specialised engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) unit - Kalindee Railway Nirman (Engineers) Ltd (NSE: KALINDEE) - will execute the Agartala-Akhaura project. Last year, Bangladesh Railways awarded Kalindee the civil-and-track project in Kulaura-Shahbazpur Section. It includes rehabilitation of embankment, bridges, station buildings, platforms and sheds, level crossings and railway track, along with all associated work - supply of labour, materials, equipment, p-way tools and electrification work. 

The Akhaura-Agartala Dual Gauge Railway Link will include construction of railway stations and associated work in cross-border areas of Karimganj district in Assam and Maulavibazar district in Bangladesh. Track-laying would be as per the high standards of railway construction specifications and with the ability to carry 25-tonne axle load to enable transportation of heavy goods and commodities between the countries.

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