A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was between the East Coast Railway (ECoR) and Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) for execution of work for construction of six ROBs between Ranital-Jenapur railway stations of Ranital-Cuttack Railway Section under Khurda Road Division of ECoR in the Howrah-Chennai Main line.
General Manager, TCIL Anil Kumar signed the MoU with Chief General Engineer of ECoR Brijesh Mishra in presence of ECoR Principal Chief Engineer Narottam Singh.
The ROBs scheduled to be constructed are at Level Crossing (LC) Number 118 between Ranital and Bhadrak Stations; at LC Number 125 between Kenduapada and Manjuri Road Stations; at LC Number 129 between Manjuri Road and Baitarani Road Stations; at LC Number 136 between Baitarani Road and Korai Halt Stations; at LC Number 142 between Jajpur Keonjhar Road and Jakhapura Stations and at LC Number 147 between Jakhapura and Jenapur stations.
The TCIL will be paid management fee at the rate 3.64% over the project cost. Modality for execution and standard MoU was finalised at the level of the Railway Board.
The ECoR is the first railway to execute the MoU with the PSU for execution of work for construction of ROBs.