Gammon India

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Gammon India Limited is one of the largest civil engineering construction companies in India.[2][better source needed] Headquartered in Mumbai, it was founded in 1922 by John C. Gammon.

Company typePublic
Founded15 June 1922; 103 years ago (15 June 1922)
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Gammon India Limited
Company typePublic
NSE: GAMMONIND
BSE: 509550
IndustryEngineering, procurement and construction
Founded15 June 1922; 103 years ago (15 June 1922)
FounderJohn C. Gammon
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Abhijit Rajan
(Chairman)
Ajit Desai
(CEO)
Anurag Choudhry
(CFO)
Niki Shingade
(Company Secretary)
Revenue52.84 crore (US$6.2 million)[1] (2021)
−716.85 crore (US$−85 million) (2021)
Number of employees
50 (March 2019)
Websitewww.gammonindia.com
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Notable projects

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

  • First Project
    • The first precast reinforced concrete piling job in India—construction of the foundations of the Gateway of India, Mumbai in 1919[4]

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.[citation needed]

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]

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