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Bridging land and sea with precision:

BMC proudly unveils India's first arch bridge installed by float over method in open seas, seamlessly connecting Mumbai's Coastal Road with the iconic Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The first 2000 MT bowstring arch bridge, meticulously engineered by HCC-HDC Joint Venture marks a historic milestone in Mumbai's infrastructure landscape. The second arch bridge weighing 2400 MT is ready and will be erected within the by end of May. Prefabricated bridge was transported overnight from Mazgaon Dock on a 11,000 MT barge. The er****on completed in one and half hours highlights innovation and progress, symbolising a new era of connectivity.

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HCC Mumbai Coastal Road - Arch Bridge Bridging land and sea with precision: BMC proudly unveils India's first arch bridge installed by float over method in open seas, seamlessly connecting Mumbai...

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2,000-ton arch girder to sail 62km from Nhava to Worli

2,000-ton arch girder to sail 62 km from Nhava to Worli | Mumbai News - Times of India A colossal 2,000-ton bow string girder bridges Coastal Road and sea link, overcoming installation challenges at Worli. Around 700 men assembled the 22

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Mega Infrastructure: Coastal Road In Mumbai All Set To Resemble ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’ Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai's civic body has taken a crucial step ahead in its ambitious, coastal road project by loading a 2000 metric tonne, 136-meter span bowstring arch onto a barge at Mazgaon Dock Jetty. The BMC is all set to launch the gigantic girder weighing more than 30...

Mumbai Coastal Road Inauguration, March 11 - 2024

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Mumbai Coastal Road Inauguration, March 11 - 2024 Mumbai Coastal Road Inauguration, March 11 - 2024

Mumbai coastal road becomes a reality, to open for public today

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadvanis and Ajit Pawar inaugurated the Mumbai Coastal Road Project on Monday, 11 March 2024. HCC has built Package II of the Mumbai Coastal Road project from Baroda Palace to the Worli end of the existing Bandra Worli Sea Link.'

Officially named Dharamveer Swaraj Rakshak Chhatrapati Shambaji Mumbai Coastal Road, the high-speed corridor is set to reduce the travel time between Worli and Marine Drive (9.5km) to under 10-minutes, which usually takes around 45 minutes during peak hours.

Out of the 10.58 kilometres, 9.5 km has been opened, and the remaining section will open by May 2024. It includes launching the girders of a “bow-string” bridge that will connect the coastal road with Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), leading to seamless transport from Marine Drive to the Bandra end of the sea link.

Monday’s flagging-off ceremony was followed by a fleet of vintage cars, including Bentley, Mercedes, Chrysler Windsor, and Cadillac, which HCC Chairman Ajit Gulabchand flagged off. The BMC had also arranged 10-BEST air-conditioned double-decker buses that carried members from the indigenous Koli community and women from several self-help groups on the new road.

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Mumbai Coastal Road

Exclusive Drive On India’s First Ever UNDERSEA Tunnel | Mumbai Coastal Road | Curly Tales 🌊 Dive deep into the heart of Mumbai's transformative Coastal Road Project, a groundbreaking initiative that is set to redefine the city's skyline and revol...

HCC’s TBM Team achieves 431 meters of HRT Progress during January 2024

9.86m diameter, Double Shield Tunnel Boring Machine, Operated and Maintained by HCC Team, achieved Head Race Tunnel progress of 431 meters during January 2024 at 444 MW Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project.

HCC’s scope of work on this THDC India Limited Project in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand State involves the construction of Diversion Tunnel, Dam, Intakes, Desilting Chambers, Silt Flushing Tunnel, Head Race Tunnel, Surge Shaft, Butterfly Valve Chamber, Penstock Assembly Chamber, Pressure Shafts, Power House, Transformer Hall, Downstream Surge Tank and Tail Race Tunnel.

1,000 MW Tehri Pumped Storage Project: Lowering of Butterfly Valves for Unit 5 & Unit 6

HCC - GE Team achieved another major milestone at THDC’s 1,000 MW Tehri Pumped Storage Project by lowering Butterfly valves for Units 5 and 6 on 4th and 25th January 2024, respectively.

HCC completes all monopiles at Mumbai Coastal Road Project

A Proud NICMARIAN

Mr Santosh Rai, Operations Director & Chief Business Officer of HCC, presented “Managing Mega Urban Infrastructure Projects - Learnings from Coastal Road Project” at the Agni Aspire'24, the Annual Symposium of Professionals in Infrastructure and Rela Estate organised by the Association of Global Nicmarians (AGNI), the alumnus of the NICMAR University on January 20, 2024, at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai. During the presentation, he touched upon various aspects of risk management in mega infrastructure projects.

Steiner AG closes sale of its subsidiary Steiner Construction SA

Steiner AG, the wholly owned subsidiary of Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and a leading Swiss-based real estate firm, is pleased to announce that it has concluded the sale of its construction business subsidiary, Steiner Construction SA, to Demathieu Bard, an international construction group headquartered in France for approximately CHF 98 million (Rs 928 Cr) including liability transfer of around CHF 60 million (Rs 568 Cr). For the fiscal year ending March’23, Steiner Construction posted a turnover of CHF 347 million (Rs 3,076 Cr) and was operating 30 projects.

This strategic transaction accelerates Steiner AG’s transition to a pure real estate development company, paving the way for long-term growth in this field.

According to Arjun Dhawan, Vice Chairman, HCC, “Steiner AG’s evolution into a pure development company is a reflection of our tremendous success as a leader in Swiss real estate over the past decade. It is also a function of the opportunities we see for capital formation and future growth, both domestically and abroad, thereby maximizing shareholder value. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has played a pivotal role in Steiner Construction’s success, especially our clients and dedicated employees.”

According to Stéphane Monceaux, Managing Director of the Demathieu Bard Group "The acquisition of Steiner Construction SA is a major milestone in the history of the Demathieu Bard Group. We are strengthening our international presence and consolidating our position as a benchmark company in the construction sector. Demathieu Bard makes its biggest acquisition ever with the integration of Steiner Construction SA. Our priority now is to ensure its success by promoting synergies between our expertise and know-how. I would like to welcome Steiner Construction SA to the Demathieu Bard Group.”

Steiner AG will look to expand its portfolio of developments with a more ambitious growth plan, with capital being deployed into the newer and wider net of opportunities, along with a broader set of strategic and financial partners.

Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman, HCC interview on Moneycontrol at World Economic Forum 2024 – Davos.

Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman, HCC interview on Moneycontrol at World Economic Forum 2024 – Davos. Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman, HCC interview on Moneycontrol at World Economic Forum 2024 – Davos.

Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman, HCC interview on Business Today at World Economic Forum 2024 – Davos.

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Mr Arjun Dhawan, Vice Chairman, HCC participated in a panel discussion on “The Right Stuff – A New Relationship with Materials” – exploring advances in new materials to create options to build circular, affordable, and beautiful cities, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting – Davos on Tuesday, 16 January 2024.

Mr Arjun Dhawan, Vice Chairman, HCC at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 – Davos Mr Arjun Dhawan, Vice Chairman, HCC participated in a panel discussion on “The Right Stuff – A New Relationship with Materials” – exploring advances in new m...

HCC has achieved the final milestone of wet commissioning of turbines at 118 MW Nikachhu Hydro Power Project in Bhutan today. The wet commissioning has been achieved ahead of the target date of Bhutan’s National Day (17 December 2023) through the team effort with the Client, Tansibji Hydro Energy Limited (THyE), a 100% subsidiary company of Druk Green Power Corporation Limited. With this development, the project is ready to be synchronised to the grid for power generation. This is the fifth hydropower project built by HCC in Bhutan. The other hydropower projects include Kurichu (60 MW), Tala (1020 MW), Dagachhu (114 MW) and Punatsangchhu-I (1200 MW) hydropower projects.

Celebrating World Quality Week 2023

November 09, 2023: 104th World Quality Day - 9 November 2023: Every year at HCC, we celebrate World Quality Day on the first Thursday of November to recognize the importance of quality in civil engineering. We are committed to quality in everything we do at Head Office and projects. We believe that quality is essential to our success and the satisfaction of our clients, as well as self-commitment.

Celebrating World Quality Day is working with our corporate leaders to improve our business quality. It improves the efficiency of our system and creates more time to focus on the growth of quality within our business. Quality Day celebration at HCC is not just an event for a couple of hours but the journey we celebrate through a series of pre-events leading up to Quality Day.
This year’s theme for the World Quality Day was “Realizing your competitive potential”. Accordingly, various events were organized at the head Office and the project sites to bring a better quality to our business. The drive helps motivate staff to pursue innovation and growth to achieve ex*****on excellence.

At project sites, we conducted Quality Training Sessions by quality leaders, SMART Project contests, Online quizzes, Poster competitions, and Prizes and Certificates for different organized competitions. Best Quality Conscious Projects were selected and awarded based on exceptional performance in QMS.

At Head Office, we conducted an online quiz on quality management system topics to boost teams’ engagement. Winners were awarded prizes and certificates, which were also facilitated by the senior management team.

We received a good response from 84 participants, and we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for your active participation.

It is a day to reflect on our achievements and to recommit ourselves to delivering the highest quality projects and services to our clients and the public.

HCC’s Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director Visits VPHEP & Tehri PSP

October 25, 2023: Mr. Jaspreet Singh Bhullar – CEO & MD, HCC, was at Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project (444 MW) and Tehri Pump Storage Project (1,000 MW) Sites in Uttarakhand from the 25th till 28th October 2023. He met HCC Site Team members at all work fronts and held meetings with the Officials of THDC India Ltd.

HCC conducts a 3-day Training Programme for IMS Internal Auditing

September 12, 2023: HCC’s IMS team conducted an intensive 3-day Internal Auditing Training on 12-14 Sept 2023 by an IRCA approved agency, TÜV-SÜD. The training spanned Quality Management System (QMS), Environmental Management System (EMS), and Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OH&SMS). This holistic approach ensures that the HCC team is well-equipped to effectively assess and improve the integrated management systems. The trainer, Mr Ajit Nair, brought a wealth of knowledge and experience, guiding the team through best practices and industry standards for internal auditing.

DMRC DC06 projects bestowed with two Safety Awards

September 11, 2023: HCC’s DMRC DC06 project has been bestowed with two Safety awards. The first one is from the Institution of Engineers (India) for the Implementation of Safety Innovation Management Systems, awarded at the 20th Safety Convention Innovation Awards organized at Le Meridien, New Delhi, on 11 Sept 2023. The second one is from the Lifting Association for acknowledging the organization’s and individuals’ dedication to promoting and practising Safety Measures across the sector. This award ceremony was organized on 14 September 2023 at Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium, Mumbai.

Sawalkot Road Tunnel inaugurated

August 27, 2023: Director (Projects & Technical), NHPC Ltd, Biswajit Basu, inaugurated the ‘Road Tunnel’, constructed by HCC on 27 August 2023, which will enable access during construction to the Dam site, Powerhouse, and other important components. Hasan Nadeem, Executive Director – NHPC & MD – CVPPPL; Bikram Singh, Executive Director-Regional Office (Jammu); and H. Bulchandani, Head of the Project, were present during the inauguration. The 1856 MW Sawalkote Hydropower Project, the largest Hydropower Project in J&K, is allotted to NHPC for implementation.
The construction work for the 1.5 km long double-lane road tunnel was awarded to HCC by the Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC).

Only one Inlet portal was assessable for the construction work as the other end was dead. During heading excavation work from the inlet portal, seepage with heavy water ingress was encountered at RD 410 in the tunnel in August 2018, and the tunnel was flooded up to RD 250. Ingress water measured 27,000 litres per minute. Six heavy-duty dewatering pumps were installed with an 8-inch pipeline for dewatering. It took over 3.5 months to rectify the water seepage. The work resumed at the end of November 2018.

To overcome the water seepage, it was decided to manually excavate a small drift (2.5 m x 2.5 m) from the outlet end. The work for drift started from the outlet by shifting all material, like DG sets, Compress, etc., to the other side. The excavation was done from both sides, with heading excavation from the inlet side and drift from the outlet side using the drill & blast method and jackhammer. When the drift excavation reached 144 m from the outlet end, it was suspended due to a loose fall in the tunnel. But heading excavation from the inlet side continued till it met the drift side at RD1407. Water drainage from the tunnel was eased out after meeting both ends as water flowed with gravity to the outlet.
The benching work initially commenced from the inlet end, and after heading excavation up to the outlet end, the benching also started from the outlet end. But work was again halted from August to November 2020 due to the abrogation of Article 370 & 75A (that removed the special status of Jammu & Kashmir). The progress was also impacted between March and September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In January 2021, an MOU was signed between NHPC & JKSPDC to hand over the project from JKSPDC to NHPC. The project’s progress slowed in this period as payment was delayed in the transition period. Finally, on 23 August 2022, JKSPDC formally informed HCC that the project was handed over to NHPC. As NHPC took over the project in a phased manner, payments were streamlined. HCC provided a revised work schedule, and accordingly, project work was resumed in full throttle on 10 August 2022 and completed in August 2023.

Additional Chief Secretary of WRD visits Parwan Gravity Dam Project

May 25, 2023: Dr Subodh Agarwal IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resource Department (WRD) Rajasthan, Mr Alok Ranjan IAS, District Collector Jhalawar and Mr Rajendra Kumar Pareek, Chief Engineer - WRD, Kota, Mr Sabir Hussain, SE WRD Jhalawar, and their team visited Parwan Gravity Dam on 25 May 2023. They visited the dam site where foundation excavation was completed for all dam blocks. The concreting of the left flank up to the trunnion level is completed and the right flank of the dam is in progress. The team also visited the tunnel where the concrete lining of ~ 8 km has been completed out of 8.708 km. The team was satisfied with the progress achieved in the challenging conditions of record rainfall in the recent monsoon.

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Chairman & Vice Chairman of HCC meet Bhutan King

Mr. Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman and Mr. Arjun Dhawan, Vice Chairman of HCC, had a meeting with His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, the King of Bhutan, in Mumbai on 8 November 2023 to discuss the current engagements of the Company in Bhutan and to explore future opportunities.

HCC has built several landmark infrastructure projects in Bhutan. The Company's association with Bhutan started in 1998 when it was awarded two contracts to construct the Kurichu and Tala hydropower projects. Since then, the Company has been involved in constructing the Dagachhu and Punatsangchhu hydropower projects and is currently building the Nikachhu hydropower project.

Sustainability has been an intrinsic focus of HCC during the construction of these infrastructure projects, and the Company has taken various initiatives of water conservation, health & sanitation, drinking Water supply to the local community and schools, support for communal peace & harmony and skills development for youth.

The Chairman and Vice Chairman reiterated HCC's commitment to Bhutan's infrastructure and contributing to the country's overall development.

Nikachhu HEP achieves river diversion through dam gates

The HCC team working on Nikachhu Hydropower Project in Bhutan achieved a significant milestone on 19 March 2023. Diversion tunnel gate was lowered to plug the river diversion tunnel to allow water through the radial gates of dam. Dasho Karma R, Chairman of Druk Holding & Investments Ltd.(DHI), Dasho Chhewang Rinzin, Managing Director, Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) and Board Member of Tangsibjee Hydro Energy Limited (THyE) were present to witness the river diversion through dam.
The water flows through two dam radial gates while installing the radial gate on the third is nearing completion. Significant work on the dam, including Hydro-Mechanical, has been completed with this. The dam construction involved 1.80 lacs of excavation and 95,000 cm of concreting. The dam was constructed overcoming various challenges, including adverse geology at the left bank. Water impounding in the dam is expected to begin in June 2023.
Earlier, HCC had achieved Head Race Tunnel (HRT) breakthrough on 14 December 22. The excavation encountered numerous challenges, geological surprises, and cave-in at frequent intervals. Both faces’ overt lining has started and is expected to be completed by October 2023.
Meanwhile, the powerhouse work has been completed and handed over to the E&M contractor. The dry run of the powerhouse is scheduled for June 2023.
The 118 MW Nikachhu hydropower project is a run-of-the-river scheme project in Tangsibji Gewog, Trongsa, in Bhutan. The Dam site is located in Lorim, 6 km downstream of the Chendibji Chorten. The project will generate a mean annual generation of 491.52 GWh from Nikachhu Powerhouse. This is the second hydropower project awarded to HCC on an EPC basis and the fifth power project built by HCC in Bhutan. The final commissioning of the Nikachhu project is expected by December 2023.

HCC completes DAE–Anupuram Residential Towers Project

HCC has completed the work of Construction of 120 Nos of Type-III C and 480 nos of Type-IV D residential quarters and handed them over to the client – Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Anupuram Township, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. The project was completed in May 2023. End users well appreciate the quality of work and finishing achieved.
Four towers are fully occupied, and the fifth one is in due course of time.
The project comprises five towers, each having 120 flats (G+15 floors), of which four are type IV-D and one tower of Type III-C. Built up area for each IV-D Tower is 13,000 sqm, and III-C is 9,500 sqm. The total built-up area is 61,500 sqm. The area of each IV-D dwelling unit is 910 sqft, and that of III-C is 660 sqft.
The salient features of each tower are:
– All flats are furnished with wardrobe shutters, all rooms fitted with fire-fighting sprinkler bulbs, Jaguar CP fittings, Parryware sanitary wares, internal plumbing with composite pipes (PE-AL-PE pipes) and external feeder lines with HDPE pipes.
– Wood-free steel door frames and aluminium windows.
– Corridors are equipped with fire-fighting equipment like hose reel box, fire sprinklers etc.,
– Two passenger lifts and one stretcher lift.
– Four fire rescue flats, two each on the 8th floor and the 13th floor, respectively.
– Other than fire sprinklers with tanks, external hydrants are provided on the ground floor

Quality Award to DMRC DC06 Project

DMRC DC-06 project of HCC Ltd has been bestowed with the Quality Innovation Award 2023 from the Institution of Engineers (India) for its outstanding performance in quality innovation. The Award was presented by Shri CH Malla Reddy (Minister of Labour, Employment Training and Factories, Govt. of Telangana) during the inaugural function of the Second National Quality Convention, on 28 April 2023, at Telangana State Centre, Hyderabad. At the event, Mr. Prasdip Kumar, Project Manager, DMRC DC-06 Project also gave a presentation on “Self-Sustained India – Role of Quality Management”. The Institution of Engineers (India) acknowledged the innovative quality measures adopted by HCC in the DMRC DC06 Project and termed it world-class for others to follow.

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India’s first cable-stayed bridge Anji Khad will be ready in May this year

India’s first cable-stayed bridge Anji Khad will be ready in May this year India’s first cable-stayed bridge Anji Khad will be ready in May this year