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The Rail India Technical and Economic Services Ltd. (RITES), the consultancy arm of the Indian Railway, has been awarded five contracts amounting to US$40 million by the Transport Ministry of Angola for implementing railway rehabilitation projects in CFM Railway, Angola.
The award of these contracts signals a major breakthrough for RITES in Angola. The US$ 40 million railway rehabilitation project is also one of the largest projects secured by RITES in recent years. The project envisages deployment of RITES experts as part of technical assistance for a period of 18 months, training of senior CFM officials in India, supply of diesel electric locomotives, five different types of passenger coaches, Diesel Multiple Unit train-sets, self-propelled Accident Relief Train, Workshop equipment, inspection cars, rail-cum-road vehicles and other equipment required for railway rehabilitation.
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