Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) emerged as the lowest bidder for a significant project valued at Rs 202.87 crore from the South Eastern Railway.

The project involves the design, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of a 132 KV traction substation, sectioning posts (SPs), and sub-sectioning posts (SSPs) in a 2x25KV system on the Kharagpur-Bhadrak section of the Kharagpur division.

"It is hereby informed that Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd emerges as the Lowest Bidder (L1) from SER HQ-ELECTRICAL/SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY for Design, Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning of 132 KV Traction Substation, Sectioning post (SPs), and Sub sectioning post (SSPs) in 2x25KV System on Kharagpur - Bhadrak section of Kharagpur division of South Eastern Railway to meet 3000MT," the company said in a stock exchange filing.

This contract aims to support the railway's capacity to handle 3000 MT of traffic. The project is to be executed within a time frame of 18 months.