Kolkata: In a landmark development, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army on February 27, 2025, for construction of 130-feet long Single Lane Modular (SLM) Steel Bridge (70R) in Arunachal Pradesh.
Natarajan Partheepan, General Manager (Bailey Bridges), signed the MoU on behalf of GRSE with the Indian Army.
In 2022, GRSE earned the distinction of being the only Indian company to receive the Green Channel Certification for Portable Steel Bridges (Bailey Type) from the Indian Army. In the past, GRSE has delivered Modular Bridges to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and the National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), apart from several state governments and friendly countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
In 2024, GRSE and NHIDCL had signed an agreement for the delivery of Class 70R Double-Lane Bridges. GRSE has already delivered 44 Modular Bridges to the BRO, to be set up across India.
Till date, GRSE has supplied over 5,800 Modular Bridges. This is in sync with the Government of India’s Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat policies.
