A consortium of Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Tata Projects has secured a Rs21.91bn ($252.9m) contract to build an 8.65km-long corridor, which is part of the Indore Metro Phase 1 project, in Madhya Pradesh, India.
This contract for Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation includes underground tunnels and stations.
Referred to as Package IN-05R, it represents the first and only underground segment of the wider 31.32km Indore Metro Phase 1 project.
The joint venture (JV), with HCC holding a 55% share amounting to Rs12.5bn, will be responsible for constructing an 11.32km-long tunnel using tunnel boring machines (TBMs) alongside seven underground stations.
These stations include Indore, Rajwada, Chota Ganpati, Bada Ganpati, Ramchandra Nagar, BSF/Kalani Nagar, and Airport.
The project will connect a ramp east of Indore Railway Station to a ramp west of Airport Station.
HCC’s current involvement in metro construction extends to other major Indian cities. The company is actively engaged in the Mumbai Metro Line III, where it is constructing 4km of twin tunnels and four stations.
Additionally, the company is working on two Chennai Metro packages. The company has also constructed significant portions of the Delhi Metro, Bangalore Metro, Mumbai Metro Line I, and Kolkata Metro.
The company’s portfolio boasts the construction of 26% of India’s hydropower generation and 60% of its nuclear power generation capacities.
In October 2024, HCC was awarded a Rs10.31bn contract by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation to construct a bridge in Maharashtra.
In January this year, Tata Projects, which is undertaking the construction of Micron Technology’s semiconductor assembly and test facility in Sanand, Gujarat, announced that it expects to complete it by December 2025.
