Published Fortnightly An NBM Media Group Publication Indian Infrastructure & Tenders Week NBM Media - Disseminates in Develop www.nbmcw.com A Giant Leap: VECV achieves complete connectivity across product portfolio in CV industry Railway gets aggressive to eading commercial vehicle manufacturer, On expanding the technology across 100% connect all NE states by 2023 LVE Commercial Vehicles Limited of the vehicle range, he added, that (VECV) recently announced the complete “Large fl eet customers who have connectivity in modernizing in the high demands of fuel effi ciency, CV industry with its industry-fi rst safety and driving behaviour as critical proposition of 100% connected elements will be able to maximise vehicles across its entire product their productivity and profi tability. This portfolio, powered by their connected technology will not only benefi t the big logistics players but also the last mile vehicle solution –Eicher LIVE. From logistics players but also the last mile he Indian Railways is working hard on vehicles as effectively.” 1st August, 2020 onwards, the trucks Tconnecting capitals of all northeastern and buses built on the EUTECH6 Eicher’s advanced telematics system states to the rail network by 2023, railway platform will be equipped with pre- is fully integrated with the vehicle’s board chairman VK Yadav said, recently, fi tted hardware that would enable electronics and is engineered adding that the railway is implementing a them to be completely connected while on as an integral part of it. With the project to connect capitals of all states of new emissions era of BSVI, the the road along with industry fi rst ecosystem. including fuel-effi cient operations, superior the northeast. As of now, except Sikkim, all uptime enabled by the industry-fi rst Eicher telematics system leverages the several northeastern states are connected to the This solution will help extract maximum sensors fi tted in the vehicle and converts Uptime Centre support, and segment-specifi c rail network. Capitals of Assam, Tripura and possible fuel effi ciency with savings of up to the large amounts of data to enable deeper benefi ts such as enhanced logistical effi ciency Arunachal are already connected. Manipur, 10% in fuel costs thereby drastically reducing insights, thereby creating a unique value in e-commerce & passenger safety in buses. Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya the the operational cost of trucks and buses. proposition for customers. On one end, it Commenting on the achievement Vinod capital connectivity is currently in full swing The low asset utilization or limited hours the is connected to the CAN, the electronics Aggarwal, Managing Director & CEO, VE and the target has been indicated. Manipur trucks and buses run every day, is another backbone of the truck and hence has access will be connected in March 2022, Mizoram key reason for high operational costs in Commercial Vehicles said, “The unique to vehicle data generated by sensors, ECUs and Nagaland will get connectivity in March India. However, with improved infrastructure proposition of connected vehicles is a and any exceptions through fault codes. On and the advanced commercial vehicles in signifi cant step towards modernising the CV the other side, it’s connected with Eicher’s 2023, Meghalaya in March 2022 and Sikkim BSVI range, it’s possible to run more. This industry. Starting with Eicher Live, then the unique support solutions, such as Uptime in December 2022and that a lot of work has solution will signifi cantly improve uptime uptime centre and now with 100% connected Centre, Fuel Management services and been undertaken in the region and much more & logistics effi ciency, hence the revenue- vehicles, we are closing the loop on providing segment-specifi c solutions. would be undertaken in the next three years. earning potential for Eicher customers. Being a connected ecosystem for tomorrow, which constantly connected, commercial vehicle is driven by the BS VI wave. These offerings owners will be able to maximize the potential will not only reduce the operational cost of earning and saving, while improving by maximizing fuel effi ciency but will also service levels to their customers. Completely increase revenue through improved asset connected Eicher Trucks & Buses come utilisation with superior uptime. It will also with a host of intelligent features that will offer better safety and logistical effi ciency to enable a three key benefi ts for the customer our partners and customers.” NHAI launches Rs. 4,500-cr NCRTC launches precast Gurgaon-Mahindergarh NH work on the RRTS corridor project nion Road Transport and Highways UMinister Nitin Gadkari recently laid the foundation stone for the 4-lane Gurugram- Mahendergarh road costing Rs 4,500 crore and would be part of the NH 352-W. It will help ease traffi c pressure on the Delhi-Jaipur NH 8. The 46.1 km long Gurugram-Rewari road ational Capital Region Transport is also a part of the project. The project will Corporation NCRTC has recently have 99 culverts, 12 small bridges, 13 under- N launched the fi rst precast segment for the passes, two fl yovers and one road over bridge. Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor at While Rs 2,300 crore will be spent on land P382 between Guldhar and Duhai part of acquisition and compensation, the rest will go the corridor. According to details shared into construction of the Rewari-Mahendergarh by NCRTC, through various stages, the part of the project. The project would also launching Girder which is also known as include the construction of the 7-km long launching gantry is assembled on piers or Pataudi bypass, which is likely to reduce pillars on temporary supports and later on, congestion in Pataudi town. This road project these are removed before segment lifting. In will greatly improve the connectivity between order to make viaduct, the various segments Gurugram, Rewari and Mahindergarh by lifted are joined together to make viaduct. In making commuting easier. The construction of the fi rst span of 34 meters, there will be as this road is likely to reduce commuting time many as 12 segments. Currently, the launcher and also boost to employment opportunities is between Guldhar and Duhai, NCRTC said as local youth would be able to access NCR elaborating that the segments of the Delhi- with ease in a shorter time span. Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor are being casted at the Vasundhara casting yard. INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE & TENDERS WEEK 1 RLDA invites RFQ to rebuild Bhuj Railway Station DBL-HCC in JV wins Rs.1,900-cr road contract ail Land Development Authority (RLDA) experience by providing modern amenities at industan Construction Company Ltd. of 15.885 km new link (NH-133B) including Rhas invited Request of Proposal (RFP) the stations. The station will be reshaped with H(HCC), in a joint venture with Dilip 6 km long Ganga Bridge to 4 lane standard to depute a consultant for the redevelopment modern amenities and state of the art facilities Buildcon Limited (DBL), has been awarded connecting Jharkhand with Bihar, construction of Bhuj Railway Station in Kutch, Gujarat. which will ease and enhance passenger a Rs.1,900 crore contract by the National of 6 km Manihari Bypass in Bihar to 4 lane The railway station will be redeveloped under experience at the station, said Ved Parkash Highway Authority of India (NHAI), for design standard and widening of NH-131A ending the Public Private Partnership model (PPP). Dudeja, Vice- Chairman, RLDA, adding that and construction of a 22-km long road to near Narenpur to 4 lanes standard in Bihar. The selected consultant will be responsible apart from re-development of the railway link Jharkhand with Bihar. The contract in HCC’s association with the state of Bihar for conducting the feasibility study, station building, RLDA will also facilitate question includes construction of a four-lane dates to the early sixties when it built India’s detailed master planning, urban designing, commercial development encompassing bridge over the Ganga River. The road will first road cum rail bridge - Rajendra Setu - engineering and preparation of a detailed all land use categories like residential, connect Sahibganj bypass in Jharkhand to across river Ganga at Mokameh. To date, the project report for re-development of station of commercial, institutional, warehousing, hotel Manihari bypass in Bihar. In the joint venture company has built several railway bridges Western Railway. The Bhuj railway station is and hospital. Space for these will be provided HCC commands a share of 26% amounting for Eastern Railway, North Frontier Railways. one of the 62 railways stations that the agency on nearby railway land and in the redeveloped to Rs.494 crore, said, Arjun Dhawan, Group The Indrapuri Barrage built across river Sone is redeveloping to enhance the passenger railway station building. Chief Executive Officer, adding that the in Rohtas District in 1966 was the fourth- company is proud to work on this important longest barrage (1,409 M) in the world. For the NHAI initiates works for elevated U turn on NH-8 NHAI project that will improve infrastructure NHAI, HCC has built the Grand Trunk Road in Bihar and Jharkhand enabling the states Improvement Project in 2007. Recent projects urugram Metropolitan Development to enjoy long term benefits thereby improving completed in Bihar are rail-cum road bridge GAuthority (GMDA) has recently released the socio-economic conditions of the region. across river Ganga at Munger and Sone Bridge its share of disbursement of funds to build The scope of work envisages construction on the outskirts of the state capital Patna. an elevated U-turn near Shankar Chowk between Delhi and Gurgaon on the national highway 8 at an investment of Rs. 162 crore. Embassy Group fast tracks 11 real estate projects NHAI, which has already resumed the work mbassy Group in a recent move has on the projects, has a share of about Rs 66 Edecided to fast track as many as 11 real crore and GMDA is pitching in Rs 14.72 crore.