Bengaluru: Iragavarapu Venkata Reddy Construction Ltd (IVRCL), the company which is caught in eye of storm after the flyover it was building in Kolkata collapsed killing 24 people on Thursday, has undertaken 12 projects in Karnataka, including six metro stations in Bengaluru.
The company has also bagged the contract for Yettinahole and Bhadra modernisation projects for the Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd.
Halasuru, CMH Road, Old Madras Road, Baiyappanahalli, RV Road and Jayanagar metro stations have been built by IVRCL. While four are operational, the RV Road and Jayanagar stations await inauguration.
It is said that the company, so far has a taint free track record and Kolkata tragedy was the first.
Besides metro projects, the IVRCL has taken up water supply, irrigation and a power project in Karnataka, which include Raw Water Transmission System from Forbes Balancing Reservoir to TK Halli under JICA-funded Project II of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), and water supply scheme for Hungund, Ilkal and Kushtagi towns and en route villages from Almatti dam under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns for the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board, reports Deccan Herald adding that the firm has also undertaken the scheme to lift water from Kabini river near Alambur village to fill 20 tanks in Nanjangud, Chamarajanagar and Gundlupet taluks for drinking water purpose for the Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Limited. It is also working on the Off-site Civil Works Package for Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station Stage-I for the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC).