Afcons wins Three Awards for its Engineering Excellence

Afcons Infrastructure Ltd was honoured among the Top 75 Innovative Companies for 2024 at the CII Industrial Innovation Awards 2024 held on December 13, 2024.

It also won two prestigious awards at the ET Infra Leadership Summit held in New Delhi on December 13, 2024. The UG1 Package of the Kolkata Metro received the award for Excellence in Transportation Infrastructure - Railways, while the Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg PKG 14 secured the award for Excellence in Transportation Infrastructure Roads & Highways.

The UG1 Package of the Kolkata Metro features India's first underwater transportation tunnel beneath the Hooghly River. It also includes Howrah Metro Station, the deepest metro station in India, located 30 meters below ground level, as well as the country's deepest ventilation shaft, extending 43.5 meters below the surface.

The Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg PKG 14 boasts India's widest twin road tunnels, each measuring 17.61 meters in width, and is Maharashtra's longest completed road tunnels, stretching 7.78 kms. The tunnel is designed with 2.49% downward gradient and S curve shape to mitigate the steep slope of the Kasara Ghat section and to allow vehicles to maintain a design speed of 120 km/h.

At the CII Industrial Innovation Awards, Afcons presented its technologically challenging and complex infrastructure project-the Chenab Railway Bridge-as part of its award submission to demonstrate its extreme engineering capabilities and commitment to executing challenging projects. The CII's Annual Summit was on Technology, Intellectual Property, and IndustryAcademia Partnerships.

These prestigious recognitions underscores Afcons' dedication across its projects to continually push the boundaries of extreme engineering, for on time project execution. The awards highlight the company's commitment to fostering a culture of innovation for constructing complex projects.

Shares of Afcons Infrastructure Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 540.55 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 522.65. The total number of shares traded during the day was 505947 in over 10262 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 564.40 and intraday low of 534.65. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 278272220.00.

Source : Equity Bulls

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