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INTERACTION COVER STORY Powered by The opportunities in the metro rail construction in India are huge HCC is a pioneer in the Indian infrastructure industry delivering world-class engineering and construction projects. HCC with its presence in multiple sectors is responsible for landmark projects that have defined the country's progress. The company has built some of the most remarkable transportation projects in India like the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Bandra-Worli Sea Link, India's 1 and 2 metro systems in Kolkata, Delhi and India's st nd longest rail tunnel - Pir Panjal in Jammu & Kashmir to name a few. Over the last five decades, the company has delivered some of the best mass rapid transport systems, bridges and highways. SANTOSH RAI, HEAD–TRANSPORT SALES, HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (HCC) spoke to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES on his company’s contribution in the country’s metro rail movement and future opportunities. Tell us about the role being currently Tell us of the metro projects in which you construction in India are huge. Currently, played by your frm in the metro rail space? are looking to contribute? metro system in Mumbai is being planned Which are the metro projects in which you HCC keeps seeking opportunities in Metro and implemented in various phases. are present, their current status, scope of space and there are several cities where Similarly, metro is being planned in other work and cost, timeline for completion? metros are being planned and developed. cities such as Pune, Nagpur, Patna and HCC has been a prominent player for HCC expertise in executing underground Chandigarh. Our strategy is to focus on Metro rail projects in India. We have built construction makes us the right partner right kind of geographies and select projects India’s frst metro project - the Kolkata for development of underground metro on their merits. We also have to keep in Metro. We have also been actively involved projects. Underground Metro is the best mind the technical demands and other in the development of Phase I, Phase II and options for developing metro systems in criteria which ft into our strategy. Phase III of the Delhi Metro. Currently we cities like Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, are executing three projects worth `2000 which face space crunch to construct Please details us regards to the challenges crores in Phase III of Delhi Metro. elevated Metro projects. We would also like faced by company’s such as yours in metro HCC has also been awarded the `2500 to work in developing cities like Lucknow, rail construction Crore contract to build the Mumbai Metro Srinagar, Guwahati etc. Te challenges faced during the construction Line III Pkg 2. Te construction activity for of metro rail largely depend on the mode of this has already started. Provide us a brief idea of the existing construction of the project. Tese projects market opportunities and your strategy are implemented on various forms which What are the opportunities you are to tap those going forward? include complete design and build like seeking in the metro space going forward? The opportunities in the metro rail Phase I of Delhi Metro and Mumbai Metro. 48 construction opportunities|aPrIL 2017