IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
Welcomes
Dr.Sumeet Jerath , Additional Secretary Finance, MEA/GOI
HE. Harsh Vardhan Shringla, HCI in Bangladesh
Mr. Subrota Roy Moitra, DG/PMO/GOB
11.12.2017
IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
BRIEF ABOUT THE PROJECT
 Name of the Project - Construction of Khulna –Mongla Port Rail Line Including Implementation
of EMP
 Client - Bangladesh Railway
 Contractor - IRCON INTERNATIONAL LTD.
 Client Consultant - NIPPON KOEI India Pvt. Ltd. & CONSULTING Engineering Group Ltd.
 Source of fund - Indian Dollar Credit Line (LOC) and Government of the People's
Republic
of Bangladesh
 Development partner - Government of India through EXIM Bank of India
 Contract Value - Taka 1149,89,22,907.14
- USD 14,78,01,065.64
 Type of Contract - Item Rate Contract, based on Client Consultant Design
 Duration of Project - 42 Months from the date of commencement
 Date of Award - 23rd
Sep 2015
 Date of commencement - 23th
Mar 2016
 Date of completion - 42 months from the date of commencement i.e. 22rd
Sept 2019
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROJECT INFORMATION – Broad Scope of Work
• Project Length : 64.750 Kms main & 24 Kms Loop Line and
Siding (including track of Rupsa Bridge)
• Project Limits : Take off point at Phultola (-) 0+468.062
End point at Mongla = 64+750 Kms
• Track Length : 88.75 Kms BG Track including Loop Line & Siding
• Embankment Length : 64.750 KM
• Bridges on Pile
• Major Bridges (Span > 12.20 M) : 28 Nos.
• Minor Bridge (5.50 M>Span< 12.20 M) : 3 Nos.
• RCC Cast-in-Situ Box Culverts : 111 Nos.
• Level Crossings : 22 Nos
• Manned : 9 Nos
• Unmanned : 13 Nos.
•Station Buildings : 8 Nos.
•Foot Over Bridges : 3 No.s
•Total Volume of Earthwork Involved : 38,13,879 Cum.
•Total Concrete Volume : 75, 000 Cum.
•Numbers of Pile in Bridges : 1168 Nos.
• 900 mm Ø Piles : 986 Nos.
• 1000 mm Ø Piles : 182 Nos.
• Structural Steel Girders : 1751 MT
• Required Rail Length : 2,00,186 Rm
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROJECT INFORMATION – Present Status
Remarks: Most hindrances are between Rupsha to Digraj ( 30 km) .Here , 30 % compensation is balance
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
EXECUTION PLAN – SECTIONAL COMMISSIONING
Construction of Railway Line between Phultola to Mohammad Nagar (18.5 km)
by December 2018
 Earth work including Sur Charge : 19,03,200 cum ( Executed =
1,38,000 Cum )
 Box Culverts of different sizes : 30
 Major Bridges : 15
 Steel Girders
of 12.93m to 31.5m span : 19
 Piles (i) 900 mm Dia : 464 Nos, Total length 13328M
(ii) 1000 mm Dia : 64 Nos, Total Length
1921M
 Length of Track : 23.5 Km
IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROJECT INFORMATION – Equipment Availability
Sl.No Equipment As per
Contract
Present at
site
1 Motor Grader 1 7
2. Vibro Compactor 2 7
3. Excavator 2 28
4 Dozer 1 10
5. Tipper 4 29
6. Tractor - 3
7. Loader - 2
8. Water Tank 2 5
9. Transit Mixer 4 7
10 75 Ton Crane - 1
Details
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT, BANGLADESH
STATUS OF WORKS
Sl.
No.
Description Original
Planned DOC
Present status Remarks
A. PREREQUISITES
1 HAND OVER OF
HINDRANCE FREE LAND
By 08.09.2016 Complete land is theoretically
handed over on 03.11.16.
Discrepancies found between
CH 42 to 58Km. Redesign of
alignment & shifting of BR
ROW pillars required.
Handed over land have
several encumbrances like
structures, electrical poles,
water/ gas pipe lines, land
dispute etc.
2 HAND OVER OF INITIAL
REFERENCE SURVEY
PILLARS
By 23.03.2016 No reference pillars found at
site.
IRCON had to re establish
the reference pillars.
3 ISSUANCE OF GFC
DRAWINGS
By 31.03.2017 L-section for railway
embankment, finalized on
09.12.17. Part GFC drawings
for bridges issued on
08.12.17. GFC drgs. of culverts
(A2 to Mongla) not issued yet.
Multiple revisions in
drawings and delay in
finalization of L-section
hampered the earthwork
progress.
4 CONSULTANT’S
MANPOWER
Adequate for
day to day work
monitoring &
attending RFIs.
No one present to attend
various drawing/ design issues
arising during execution.
Manpower augmented on
13.11.17.
Any drawing/ design issue
have to refer CEG Jaipur HQ.
Consumes lot of time
which otherwise could be
solved on spot.
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT, BANGLADESH
STATUS OF WORKS
Sl. No. Description Original
Planned Date of
Completion
Present status Remarks
4a EARTHWORK FOR
RAILWAY
EMBANKMENT
(Phultala to M.Nagar)
by 30.03.18 This 19.20Km section have
been divided in to two work
Packages, Pa-8 & 7 and
revised planned DOC is
31.10.18
Multiple revisions and
delay in finalization of L-
section hampered the
earthwork progress.
Final approved L-section
for Pht-Mohd is issued on
09.11.17 & for Rupsha to
Digraj on 09.12.17
Method statement for
earthwork submitted on
14.05.17 approved on
23.11.17 .
4b EARTHWORK FOR
RAILWAY
EMBANKMENT
(M.Nagar to Mongla)
by 30.06.19 Rest (46Km + 4.9Km) section
have been divided in to six
work Packages, Pkg- 1 to & 6
and revised planned DOC is
30.09.19
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT, BANGLADESH
STATUS OF WORKS
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No.
Description Planned/ DOC Present status Remarks
B. EXECUTION
5 Major & Minor Bridges
5a Casting of Test piles --- Out of 31 test piles, drawings
of 11 test piles issued. Latest
issued on 18.11.17.
Casting of test pile for Br no. 8
& 13 completed. Rest 9 test
piles casting by 10.01.18.
Drawings for 20 bridges not
issued yet.
5b Load test of test piles
(Vertical & Lateral test)
--- 02 test piles cast and load
testing awaited.
Approval awaited for
Vertical load test submitted
on 09.12.17 .Lateral load
test is not a BOQ item.
5c Foundation & sub
structure
--- GFC drawings not issued yet.
5d Super structure Part GFC drawings of 04
girders issued on 08.12.17
without any General Notes.
Balance drawings of 13
girders not issued yet.
5e Bearings --- No drawings issued yet.
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT, BANGLADESH
STATUS OF WORKS
Sl. No. Description Planned DOC Present status Remarks
6 Building & Anciliary works
6a Station buildings &
Platform drawings
By 30.03.17 GFC drawings for Phultala,
Aranghata, M.Nagar issued on
03.10.17 & 16.11.17.
05 station building
drawings yet to be issued.
Phultala station building piling
work (30 piles) started on
08.12.17.
Approach road for Aranghata
site is not available till date.
M.Nagar station building work
will be taken up by 10.01.17
6b Other functional
buildings drawings
By 30.03.17 Drawings of 07 buildings issued
on & 07.10.17 & 18.11.17
08 building drawings yet to
be issued.
Police camp, office building,
medical center work at Mongla
is in progress. 36 piles
completed out of 358.
6c RCC pavement at
Mongla Port
drawings
By 30.09.17 No GFC drawings issued till
date.
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT, BANGLADESH
STATUS OF WORKS
Sl.
No.
Description Original
Planned Date
of Completion
Present status Remarks
7 Culverts
7a GFC Drawings By 31.03.17 Ground Improvement drawing
issued on 10.08.18. &
Approved working drawing
received on 08.10.17.
Now, Plate load test has been
asked by CEG after sand filling to
ascertain bearing capacity which
is delaying the works further.
Foundation Ground improvement method
in Box culverts is required to
be change as the given
method will delay the project.
As per given method , Min. 03
months are required for Ground
Improvement for box culvert in
formation heights above 4 m.
8 Track/ P-way works
8a Supply of Rails By 30.10.17 Completed on 20.11.17
Supply of Sleepers By 30.03.18 Not commenced yet likely to
be commenced by 15.02.18
revised DOC 31.07.18
Work was awarded by IRCON to
manufacture in June 2017 &
approval was given by BR on
15.11.17
Supply of P-way
Fittings
By 30.03.18 No provision for these item in
IRCON’s Scope of work.
revised DOC 30.06.18
BR has to urgently arrange these
items to commence track linking
works.
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT, BANGLADESH
REASONS FOR DELAY IN PROGRESS
 EARTHWORK A number of revisions issued for L- section. Status of issuance of L-section
drawing is as below. L-Section could be freezed on 31.03.17.
Issued on Item Description
Re
v.
Drg. date Status
26-12-2016 Plan & Profile CH 59.100 to 64.640Km GFC
08-03-2017 Plan & Profile CH 58.750 to 64.680Km R1 Mar'17
Plan & Profile Siding (jetty line) R1 Mar'17
30-04-2017 Plan & Profile CH -0.468 to 23.700Km R2 Apr'17 GFC
30-06-2017 Plan & Profile CH 28.800 to 59.000Km R1 Jun'17 Approved
20-08-2017 Plan & Profile CH 0 to 20Km R3 Aug'17 GFC
30-08-2017 Plan & Profile CH 20Km to A1 Rupsha R2 Aug'17 GFC
18-09-2017 Plan & Profile CH 12.000 to 15.000Km R4 Aug'17 GFC
09-11-2017 Plan & Profile CH 15.000 to 20.000Km R1 Sep'17 GFC
07-10-2017 Plan & Profile CH 29.000 to 56.000Km R1 Sep'17 Provisional draft
copy
09-12-2017 Plan & Profile CH 29.000 to 56.000Km R1 Sep'17 GFC
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROGRESS -PHOTOS
Rails Stacking at Phultola Station Piling Rig at Bridge no. 8
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
FDD Test by BDR at CH 19+650 Km Subgrade work at CH 0+550 Km as on 25.08.17
PROGRESS -PHOTOS
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROGRESS -PHOTOS
Mixing & laying of drainage layer at CH
1+950 Km as on 25.08.17
Completed Drainage layer at Ch 21+350 as
on 25.08.17
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROGRESS -PHOTOS
C&G at Ch 28+950 Km as on 25.09.17 IRCON’s Batching Plant at Rupsha
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROGRESS -PHOTOS
Dredge sand Filling at CH 64+400 as
on 25.08.17
Sand Drainage layer at CH 59+400 Km
as on 25.08.17
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROGRESS -PHOTOS
Earthwork at CH 4+500 Km Water Logged At Ch 8.40 to 9.40 Km
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROGRESS -PHOTOS
Water Logged At Ch 14.50 to 15.10 Km as on
22.10.17
Embankment at Ch 21+500 Km as on 22.10.17
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
PROGRESS -PHOTOS
Excavation in Progress @ Ch 55+600 Km Water Logged in Excavated area@ Ch 55+900 Km
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IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
KHULNAMONGLA PORT RAIL LINE PROJECT
BANGLADESH
HINDRANCE & OBSTRUCTION - PHOTOS
Mongla/near security
barrak(electrical
post/tie/line, water pipe line)
Mongla/front of residence)
(electrical utility/water pipe
line)