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The proposed inland waterways terminal at Haldia has received a strong response from the private sector, with six of India’s top infrastructure companies including L&T, Reliance Infra, Shapoorji Pallonji group company Afcons, Gammon India, Simplex and Thai company ITD Cementation bidding for the Rs 465-crore contract. The tender will be opened by the end of this month and the contract will be awarded by September. The selected bidder has to build the terminal, multiple jetties and handling equipment within two-and-half years, Amitabh Verma, chairman of IWAI said. The terminal is part of Jal Marg Vikas project and in the first phase, the Centre is looking to develop the stretch between the Varanasi and Haldia terminals, with Sahibganj in Jharkhand between them.
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