Gammon India
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| Company type | Public |
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| NSE: GAMMONIND, BSE: 509550 | |
| Industry | Construction, Civil Engineering |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Founder | John C. Gammon |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Abhijit Rajan, Chairman and Managing Director Peter Gammon, Chairman Emeritus |
| Revenue |  ₹ 5533.12 crore (2011-12)[1] |
 ₹ 151.58 crore (2011-12) | |
| ₹ 87.04 crore (2011-12) | |
| Website | www.gammonindia.com |
Gammon India Limited is the largest civil engineering construction company in India.[3] Headquartered in Mumbai, it was founded in 1922 by John C. Gammon.
Notable projects
Gammon India has executed some notable civil engineering projects:[4]
- The first precast reinforced concrete piling job in India - Construction of the foundations of the Gateway of India, Mumbai in 1919[5]
- India's first cable-stayed bridge at Akkar, Sikkim
- 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[6]
- 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[7]
- Gammon have built the largest number of bridges in the Commonwealth region.
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 (DMRC). 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 (DTTDC). 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.[citation needed]
Notable accidents
- In 2007, a portion of a flyover being built by Gammon India in Panjagutta area in Hyderabad collapsed, killing 20 people.[8]
- In 2009, a bridge being built by Gammon India for Metro rail in Delhi collapsed, killing 6 people and injuring 13.[9]
References
- ^ "Gammon India" (PDF).
- ^ Gammon India Limited- Audited financial results for they year ended 31 March 2012
- ^ Gammon India Limited-About us
- ^ "Gammon India Ltd. - Builders to the nation". Gammonindia.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.gammonindia.com/projects/landmark-project-for-gammon-india.htm
- ^ "Gandhi Setu: An engineering marvel". The Times of India. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Under pressure Gammon India executed big project". The New Indian Express. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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- ^ "6 killed, 13 injured in Metro bridge collapse in Delhi - The Times of India". The Times Of India. 12 July 2009.