L&T wins Package 4 of Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Railway Line

Larsen & Toubro has emerged as the lowest bidder for major tunnelling work on the 125 km Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line which will connect both towns in Uttarakhand via 12 stations. The 15.758 km Package 4 links chainage 47.360 with 63.118 and will be constructed using at least two tunnel boring machines (TBM), with some NATM work involved. It also includes a 240m embankment for Devprayag Station, a 300m embankment at Janasu and one minor bridge. The project will cost approximately ₹3852.48 crore.

The Rishikesh – Karnprayag rail project is of national significance and is being tracked on the Central Government’s PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) portal. Once ready, it will help improve connectivity to the Char Dham shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas.