HFCL awarded overseas contracts worth Rs 148 crores by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to set up Telecommunication Systems for Mauritius Metro Express & Dhaka Metro Mass Rapid Transit System Projects
Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (HFCL) announced that it has been awarded two contracts totalling Rs 148 crores by L&T to execute the Telecommunication Systemsprojectsfor the Mauritius Metro Express Project and for the Dhaka Metro Mass Rapid Transit System.
The Mauritius Metro Express Project is along a 26km route that will connect Curepipe to Immigration Square in the capitalPort Louis and will feature 19 stations. The Dhaka Metro Mass Rapid Transit System Project is along a 20 km route and is an elevated metro rail system with 16 Stations and a Maintenance Depot, connecting Uttara and Motijheel.
The scope of work for HFCL includes,Design, Manufacturing, Supply, Installation, Execution, Testing and Commissioning and Training for Communication Network, Control & Monitoring (C&M) Systemwhich includes Operation Management & Control System (OMCS), Voice Communication System (VCS), Emergency Help Telephony System (EHTS), Master Clock System (MCS), Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Passenger Information Display Signs (PIDS), Public Address System (PAS), Passenger Information Kiosks (PIK), Electronic Access Control System (EACS) and Spares.
These overseas projects are the first of their kind which have been awarded to HFCL, and are a recognition of its capability in designing, integrating, installing and commissioning complex systems in telecommunications for Railways and Metros that have to be executed within well-defined time lines and meet stringent operating conditions. It has been the endeavour of the Company to expand its business outreach beyond India and these projects will provide a foothold to access similar markets overseas.
Mahendra Nahata, Managing Director of the Company said "TheCompany's experience from the three ongoing similar projects being executed by it for Alstom Services India Private Limited, L&T Railways Strategic Business Unit, and China Railway Signal & Communication for turnkey telecommunication systemson the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridorsof Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL)will certainly help the Company in executing the Mauritius Metro Express Project and the Dhaka Metro Project efficiently."