Kolkata, January 15, 2014: The Bridge & Roof Co. (India) Ltd (B&R), a Mini Ratna Public Sector Enterprise, has bagged the project for constructing the NVH Lab infrastructure of the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project’s (NATRiP) at Manesar, Haryana.
The foundation stone for the NVH Lab project at International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT) Campus-II was laid by Dr S Behuria, Secretary (Heavy Industries) in the presence of Mr N R Gokarn, CEO and Project Director, NATRiP, and Mr M K Singh, CMD, Bridge & Roof Co. (India) Ltd, recently.
“The Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH) facility is a great boon for automotive original equipment and component manufacturers that would put India in the global league. We are confident of completing the project on schedule,” said Mr M K Singh, CMD, Bridge & Roof Co. (India) Ltd.
The Rs 2268 crore NATRiP is one of the largest and most significant initiatives in the automotive sector to build core global competencies and facilitate seamless integration of Indian Automotive industry with it.
The project is unique with the Government of India, a number of State Governments and Indian automotive industry joining hands to create a state-of-the-art testing, validation and R&D infrastructure across seven locations in the country. NATRiP project includes setting up of five green field centres at Manesar, Chennai, Indore, Silchar, Rae Bareilly and upgradation of two existing centres at Pune and Ahmednagar.
About Bridge & Roof Co. (India) Ltd:
Established in 1920, Bridge & Roof (B&R) is a multi-faceted engineering and construction company under the adminstrative control of the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India. The Government of India has accorded a Mini Ratna Category 1 status to B&R. The company has a pan India as well as overseas presence in various industrial and infrastructure projects. B&R aims to become a Rs 3000 crore company by 2016.