Afcons hosts Maldivian Ministerial Delegation to India for India’s first undersea high speed rail tunnel of 7km adding to the total High Speed Rail C-2 package (PKG) of 21 Kms.

MUMBAI, 13 SEPTEMBER, 2024 (GPN): A Maldivian senior ministerial delegation led by Dr Abdulla Muththalib, Honourable Minister of Construction and Infrastructure of the Republic of Maldives, visited the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project in Mumbai. The delegation, which is holding discussions with Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, toured the High-Speed Rail’s C-2 package, which is being constructed by Afcons Infrastructure Ltd for National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. The package includes 21km tunnel, including India’s first undersea high speed rail tunnel (7km). 

The delegation comprised Mr Ibrahim Thoaam Mohamed, Minister of State for Construction and Infrastructure, Mr Ismail Hameed, Minister of State for Construction and Infrastructure, Mr Abdullah Miuvan Shareef, Strategic Communications Director and Mr Mohamed Jinan Saeed from Maldives. Mr Munu Mahawar, India’s High Commissioner to Maldives, accompanied the delegation along with Mr Uday Prakash Singh, Chief Project Manager, National High Speed Rail Corporation, and the Afcons team led by Mr Sunil Tyagi, Project Director who explained the nuances of the construction. 

The delegation discussed prospective technologies that can be utilised in Maldives’ infrastructure development and took insights from the India’s first undersea high speed rail tunnel. According to Ministry officials, the visit underscored exchanging knowledge and exploring possible translatable novel methodologies that could be imported to refine and streamline infrastructure projects within the Maldives.

About Afcons Infrastructure Ltd

Afcons Infrastructure Ltd is flagship infrastructure engineering and construction company of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group (i.e., the group’s leading engineering and construction company), a diversified Indian conglomerate. It has a legacy of over six decades, with strong track record of executing numerous technologically complex EPC projects both within India and internationally. As per the 2023 ENR survey, Afcons is one of the India’s largest international infrastructure companies, and ranked 10th in Marine & Ports and 12th in Bridges.