India, Aug. 19 -- The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) on Monday said it has issued the letter of allotment to a joint venture of Dilip Buildcon and Ranjit Buildcon for constructing the first phase of the Gurugram Metro from Millennium City Centre to Sector 9 metro station.

GMRL officials said the letter was issued on August 14, and the contractor has been asked to mobilise the project site at the earliest. "The letter of allotment was issued to the lowest bidder on August 14. The corporation has asked the contractor to ensure an early start of work, and efforts are being made to ensure that the land required for construction, setting up the metro depot and casting yard is made available at the earliest," said a senior GMRL official. ...