- Hydro and Underground business vertical covers dams and barrages, tunnels (including large road tunnels), underground works, water and irrigation, and related infrastructure
- While we have more than a decade of experience in this business vertical, we have delivered projects in newer sub-segments, such as irrigation and water supply, in recent years
- We have executed 12 projects (in aggregate) in the tunnels, irrigation and hydro works sub-segments.
- We have constructed over 50 km of underground tunnels through the ‘New Austrian Tunnelling Method’ (“NATM”), an innovative method in which the geological stress of the surrounding rock mass is used to stabilise the tunnel
- We were the 18th largest international contractor in the transmission and aqueducts segment as per the 2023 ENR (Engineering News-Record, US) Top International Contractors rankings based on International Revenue for the Financial Year 2023
Annaram Barrage Project, Telangana, India
In its maiden entry into the dam/barrage segment, Afcons achieved a rare distinction of over 1 lakh cum concrete pumping in a month, for four months in a row in this project
The company set another benchmark when it placed 4300 cum of concrete in a single day
Annaram Barrage Project, Telangana, India
Extension of the Lake Victoria Pipeline Water Supply Project Package III
Extension of water transmission pipeline from Lake Victoria Water Supply Scheme to Tabora, Nzega and Iguna towns
Atal Tunnel, Rohtang, Himachal Pradesh, India
Construction of a 8.8 km long dual lane single bore highway tunnel across the Rohtang Pass. This is the world’s longest highway tunnel at 3,000 metres above sea level. It has reduced the distance between Kulu and Lahaul by 48 km and travel time by four hours and provides all weather connectivity
Atal Tunnel, Rohtang, Himachal Pradesh, India
Rohtang Tunnel
BG Single Line Tunnels on Katra-Laole Section of USBRL Project, J&K, India
Construction of multiple broad gauge single-line tunnels aggregating 10.23 km on the Katra – Laole section of the Udhampur – Baramulla Rail Link
