Gammon India

**Gammon India Limited**
Type	Public
Traded as	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]
Operating income	₹ 151.58 crore (2011–12)
Net income	₹ 87.04 crore (2011–12)
Website	www.gammonindia.com

Gammon India Limited is the largest civil engineering construction company in India.^[2] Headquartered in Mumbai, it was founded in 1922 by John C. Gammon.

Notable projects

Gammon India has executed some notable civil engineering projects:^[3]

The first precast reinforced concrete piling job in India—construction of the foundations of the Gateway of India, Mumbai in 1919^[4]
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^[5]
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^[6]
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.

Notable accidents

In 2007, a portion of a flyover being built by Gammon India in Panjagutta area in Hyderabad collapsed, killing 20 people.^[7]
In 2009, a bridge being built by Gammon India for Metro rail in Delhi collapsed, killing 6 people and injuring 13.^[8]

References

↑ "Gammon India" (PDF).
↑ Gammon India Limited-About us
↑ "Gammon India Ltd. - Builders to the nation". Gammonindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
↑ http://www.gammonindia.com/projects/landmark-project-for-gammon-india.htm
↑ "Gandhi Setu: An engineering marvel". The Times of India. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
↑ "Under pressure Gammon India executed big project". The New Indian Express. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
↑ http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/20_dead_in_Hyderabad,_India_flyover_collapse
↑ "6 killed, 13 injured in Metro bridge collapse in Delhi - The Times of India". The Times Of India. 2009-07-12.

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[Gammon_India-1] "Gammon India" (PDF).

[2] Gammon India Limited-About us

[3] "Gammon India Ltd. - Builders to the nation". Gammonindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-16.

[4] ttp://www.gammonindia.com/projects/landmark-project-for-gammon-india.htm

[5] "Gandhi Setu: An engineering marvel". The Times of India. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2013-12-12.

[6] "Under pressure Gammon India executed big project". The New Indian Express. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-08-18.

[7] ttp://en.wikinews.org/wiki/20_dead_in_Hyderabad,_India_flyover_collapse

[8] "6 killed, 13 injured in Metro bridge collapse in Delhi - The Times of India". The Times Of India. 2009-07-12.