India, Feb. 19 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) on Wednesday said it has opened technical bids for the tender to appoint a consultant to construct a drain from Badshahpur near Vatika Chowk to Yamuna in Palwal along the Gurugram Sohna road.

Officials said two consulting companies submitted their bids.

A senior GMDA official said that the work will be awarded soon to the eligible firm after financial bids are opened. The company will need to specify the route for the proposed stormwater drain and assess the structure's capacity, he added.

As per the GMDA, the stakeholder departments, including agriculture, have projected the project cost to be around Rs.2,500 crore.

Officials said that the drain will divert stor...