Gammon India

Gammon India Limited is one of the largest civil engineering construction companies in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, it was founded in 1922 by John C. Gammon.

Notable projects

Gammon India has executed some notable civil engineering projects:

The first precast reinforced concrete piling job in India—construction of the foundations of the Gateway of India, Mumbai in 1919
Cable-stayed bridge at Akkar, Sikkim
One of the longest railway tunnel in Asia for Konkan Railway at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Mahatma Gandhi Setu spanning the river Ganges, between Patna and Hajipur in Bihar
Terminal building for Sharjah International Airport, UAE
Elevated viaducts for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
India's first second-generation nuclear reactor Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam
Gammon have built the largest number of bridges in the Commonwealth region.
The first 500 MW thermal power station at Trombay
The then longest urban flyover at Hebbal for the Bangalore Development Authority - 5.3km
Prithvi Highway, Nepal

Gammon India was the recipient of a performance bonus based on its delivery of the extradosed flyover ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Gammon India was also awarded the 'Signature Bridge Project' award for executing a modern designed bridge and approach way for the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation. This project, valued at close to Rs.10,000 million, is designed to ease traffic flow in Wazirabad, a high traffic density zone in North Delhi.

Notable accidents

In 2007, a portion of a flyover being built by Gammon India in Panjagutta area in Hyderabad collapsed, killing 20 people.
In 2009, a bridge being built by Gammon India for Metro rail in Delhi collapsed, killing 6 people and injuring 13.

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