Transport
We are helping shape much of India’s transport infrastructure from airports and metros to ports and transport planning. We have been providing comprehensive multidisciplinary planning and design engineering on the high profile Delhi Metro project for over a decade. On the strength of our work in Delhi we are designing and supervising construction of new metros in Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Kolkata and acting as safety advisor on Mumbai Metro.
Economic boost will bring widespread benefits The 1534km, electrified, double-line Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) is part of a programme that aims to create one of the world’s biggest cargo operations by meeting growing demand for rail freight transport in India. The scheme is backed by the World Bank, which wants to achieve integration, transformation and inclusion through the project by improving transport connectivity and domestic market integration for India’s freight consigning industries.
The Indian Government also plans to set up seven integrated manufacturing clusters along the corridor. This will deliver an economic boost to north and east India and provide its citizens with better access to employment opportunities, health, education and other social services.
For Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi we provided design and master planning for a new runway and terminal building - completed in just 50 months. Following this we designed an 80m tall reinforced soil wall, the world’s highest, to enable construction of Payong Airport at Sikkim in the Himalayas.
As programme manager for the Indian Ministry of Urban Development’s Sustainable Urban Transportation Project, we are working to change travelling behaviour and temper the rise of private transport. Meanwhile in the ports sector, we provided detailed design, tender and contract documents, project management for the coal berth development at Vishakhapatnam port.
Industry
Our clients include some of the world’s largest corporations including Glenmark, AstraZeneca, Bunge, Lanxess and Shell. Projects on which we’re providing engineering and project management span the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, textiles, chemicals, rubber, metals, food, automotive and petrochemicals sectors. We are contributing solutions that save energy and resources and reduce waste.
For a major rubber chemicals facility in Gujarat we were designer for the new facility which reused several items of high value equipment from a previous site in Mumbai. We identified more items to reuse than originally planned, saving INR45 million.
Education
The government’s RMSA programme aims to enhance access to secondary education and improve its quality, which will impact 100 million children. Our education specialists are helping to accelerate the programme in the most needy states and for the most disadvantaged children. This work follows on from our support to the Indian government to identify strengths and weaknesses in the primary school system. We trained staff from the National Council of Educational Research and Training and state institutions to use internationally recognised assessment techniques and advanced evaluation methodologies.
Working with the Indian government, our education experts are identifying strengths and weaknesses in the school system to improve education for 200 million children. We're training staff from the National Council of Educational Research and Training and state institutions to use globally-recognised assessment techniques and evaluation methodologies. This is the first time these methods are being used in India.
We are also managing a four-and-a-half year project to improve the quality and relevance of training provision and increase skilled labour in India. By developing a national qualifications framework and enhancing the labour market analysis processes, India will be better able to predict future skills requirements and make 500 million people employable and productive by 2020.
