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MUMBAI: Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) today said it has bagged a Rs 162-crore order from North Frontier Railway to develop a rail tunnel. Under the contract, the leading infrastructure company will build a tunnel between Kambiron Road and Thingou stations on the new railway line coming up between Jiribam and Tupul in Imphal, Manipur.HCC will be developing the tunnel with its Hyderabad- based JV partner Coastal Projects, in which it holds 60 per cent stake. The project is expected to be completed in 28 months, HCC said in a statement here.The scope of the project involves construction of a single line 3.3km long tunnel, RCC portal walls, permanent tunnel support, rock supporting system and ancillary work, it said.This is the third order HCC has received from North Frontier Railway on Jiribam-Tupul rail line. In 2010, the company was awarded two contracts worth Rs 197.06 crore and Rs 312.82 crore for construction of two tunnels of 3.25km and 4.69km lengths, respectively, the statement added.