Gammon India Limited (NSE

National Stock Exchange of India

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: GAMMONIND, BSE

Bombay Stock Exchange

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: 509550) is the largest civil engineering

Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...

 construction

Construction

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 company in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Headquartered in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, it was founded in 1922 by John C. Gammon.

Notable Projects

Gammon India has executed some notable civil engineering projects:

• Foundations of the Gateway of India
  Gateway of India
  Its design is a combination of both Hindu and Muslim architectural styles, the arch is in Muslim style while the decorations are in Hindu style. The Gateway is built from yellow basalt and reinforced concrete. The stone was locally obtained, and the perforated screens were brought from Gwalior.The...
  
  
• India's first cable-stayed bridge
  Cable-stayed bridge
  A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns , with cables supporting the bridge deck....
  
   at Akkar, Sikkim
  Sikkim
  Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
  
  
• The longest Railway Tunnel in Asia
  Asia
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   for Konkan Railway
  Konkan Railway
  The Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation...
  
   at Ratnagiri
  Ratnagiri
  Ratnāgiri is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri district in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan.The Sahyadri mountains border Ratnagiri to the east...
  
  , Maharashtra
  Maharashtra
  Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
  
  
• Terminal
  Airport terminal
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   building for Sharjah International Airport
  Sharjah International Airport
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  , UAE
  United Arab Emirates
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• Elevated viaduct
  Viaduct
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  s for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• India's first second generation nuclear reactor Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
  Prototype fast breeder reactor
  The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor is a 500MWe fast breeder nuclear reactor presently being constructed in Kalpakkam, India. The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is responsible for the design of this reactor....
  
   at Kalpakkam
  Kalpakkam
  Kalpakkam is a small town in Tamil Nadu, India, situated on the Coromandel Coast 70 kilometres south of Chennai. A conglomerate of two villages and a DAE township, it is about 55 km from Thiruvanmiyur....
  
  

Gammon India was also the recipient of a performance bonus based on its delivery of the 'Extra Dosed Flyover' ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

 at Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Similarly, Gammon India was also awarded the 'Signature Bridge Project' award for executing a most modern designed bridge and approach way for the Delhi Tourism Development Corporation (DTTDC). This project, valued at close to Rs.10,000 million, is designed to ease traffic flow in Wazirabad

Wazirabad

AYAZ KHANWazirabad is an industrial city located in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from the district capital - Gujranwala...

, a high traffic density zone in North Delhi.