ET reported that Reliance Infrastructure Limited a Reliance Group company has qualified for Jaipur Metro Rail project Phase-I, along with other three bidders.

The company in a statement said that "Where other qualified bidders had formed consortium for Jaipur Metro, RInfra has bid the project on its own technical, financial and execution strength.”

The Phase I of the Jaipur Metro Rail project will consist of two corridors providing connectivity to North-South and East-West corridor. The 23 km long, Corridor-I will connect Sitapura to Ambabari. This corridor will be 5 km underground and 18 km elevated.

The 11.6 km long, Corridor-II will connect Mansarovar to Badi Chaupar with 2.3 km being underground and rest 9.3 km elevated. Major part of Corridor-II work is currently being executed by Government and rest all will be awarded on PPP basis.

Four bidders including Reliance Infrastructure; Consortium led by Essar Projects (India) Limited and consisting of Samsung C & T Corporation from Korea; Consortium led by Soma Enterprises Limited and consisting of Inversiones En Concesiones Ferroviarias, SAU from Spain and Consortium led by Gammon Infrastructure Projects Limited consisting of Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras, S.A from Spain; have been short listed by Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation to bid in the financial stage of the project.

(Sourced from ET)