Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has won a contract worth Rs 11.34 Crores from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the Patna metro. The contract involves manufacturing and supplying 1200 MT of 90 UTS, UIC 60, 13 m, Class A 880 Grade Rails for the New ISBT Patna Depot. The...
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contract has a one-year deadline. It is a retender of package PT-7, which had only one bid from JSPL, significantly higher than DMRC's original estimate. The contract is dedicated towards track installation within the New ISBT Depot, along with Package PT-8R which focuses on ballastless tracks. The New ISBT Depot is under construction by Quality Buildcon and will serve as the maintenance and stabling point for trains on Line-1 (Danapur Cantonment – Khemni Chak) and Line-2 (Patna Junction Railway Station – New ISBT) of the Patna Metro.