The Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has awarded a contract to Sivakarthi International Limited for the construction of a new 24 km railway track between Bhanupalli in Himachal Pradesh and Paharpur in Bilaspur. The contract, worth ₹84 crore, was awarded after a competitive bidding process involving two shortlisted companies. The project...
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is expected to be completed by March 2025, and the new line will facilitate high-frequency communication in the tunnels, providing mobile connectivity and safety features like CCTV cameras, PA systems, and emergency phones. The project also includes the installation of high-frequency communication systems in the tunnels of the strategically important Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Bari railway line, at an estimated cost of ₹54 crore.