HBL Power Systems (HBL) along with Siemens has signed the first contract under Mission Raftar project, with Eastern Railway for deployment of KAVACH.
KAVACH (TVAS-Train Collision Avoidance System) involves over 260 km of track and 120 locomotives from Howrah to Pradhankhanta. The contract is valued Rs 286.69 crore, of which HBL’s work share is Rs 205.88 crore. The contract is scheduled for completion in 700 days.
HBL along with Shivakriti International has emerged lowest bidder in two tenders of West Central Railway and Western Railway on the Delhi-Mumbai route. The tender in West Central Railway is for deployment of KAVACH over 549 km of track and 87 locomotives, for bid price of Rs 353.84 crore.
The tender of Western Railway is for deployment of KAVACH over 96 km of track, for a bid price of Rs 81.67 crore. The contracts for these tenders are expected to be awarded shortly.