RailTel to Implement Tunnel Communication System in Dharam-Banihal Section of Jammu & Kashmir Rail Link
RailTel has been awarded this project costing Rs. 210.77 Crore by IRCON
RailTel had recently received Tunnel Communication order for Katra-Dharam Section for Rs. 89.60 Crore from Konkan Railway Corporation
RailTel now has tunnel communication project for the entire Katra- Banihal section for Rs. 297.67 crore
With J&K Rail link project, RailTel now has five tunnel communication projects of IR costing Rs. 350 Crore
Tunnel Communication is very crucial and essential for Tunnels dominated section of Katra-Banihal
RailTel, a PSU of Ministry of Railways has received an order of Rs. 210.77 Cr for installing state-of-the- art Integrated Tunnel Communication System in Dharam-Banihal section of ongoing crucial Jammu and Kashmir Rail link project aimed to connect the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country. The project would include Design, Supply, Testing and Commissioning of Tunnel Communication System consisting of Emergency Call & Service Telephone, CCTV, Tunnel radio and PA system in Tunnel Environment. RailTel has expertise to execute such high-tech modern projects for improving train operation as well as safety.
This section is a part of Katra – Banihal section of Firozpur Division of Northern Railway where railway connectivity work is going on in full swing. On this particular section of Dharam- Banihal, IRCON International Ltd., another PSU of Ministry of Railways is executing the project for railways. In other part of Katra-Banihal section namely Katra to Dharam, the rail connectivity project is being executed by another Railway PSU Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Earlier last month RailTel also bagged the work order for installing integrated Tunnel Communication project costing Rs. 86.90 Cr from Konkan Railway Corporation for their Katra-Dharam Section.
In this way, RailTel has now been entrusted with the implementation of tunnel communication project for the entire Katra- Banihal section at a total cost of Rs. 297.67 crore.
With this order, RailTel now has a total of five such projects for Implementation of Indian Railways costing Rs. 350 crore, namely Katra-Banihal section of Norhern Railway, Panvel-Karjat, Karjat-Lonawala and Kasara-Igatpuri section of Central Railway and Castle Rock-Kulem section (Braganza Ghat) of South Western Railway.
