The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) has awarded an order worth Rs 200 crore to Patil Rail Infrastructure Ltd (PRIL) to design fastening systems for plinth type ballast-less tracks covering 84.6 km.

While the total distance to be covered under the project is 42.30 route km, the double tracks make it 84.6 track km. The fastening systems for tracks are expected to be laid between Bayappanhalli and Mysore Road in the east-west corridor, and between Hessarghatta and Puttenhalli in the north-south corridor.

The Phase I of the Bangalore Metro, estimated at Rs 8,158 crore, is due to be ready around September 2012.

In another development, PRIL plans to enter the metro rail coaches business and is sewing up a JV company with China's CSR Nanjing. The company will be the majority equity partner and the financial details are being finalised.

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