Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
| Public Sector Undertaking | |
| Industry | construction, civil engineering |
| Founded | 26th January, 1935 |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, India |
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Area served
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India |
| Products | Construction & repairing of Rail Bridges, Rail-cum-Road bridges, Industrial Structural works, Large building foundation, Civil Engineering works, Refinery piping works, Railway gauge conversion. |
| Owner | Department of Heavy Industries, Government of India |
| Website | www |
The Braithwaite Burn & Jessop Construction Company Limited (BBJ Construction Company) is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India under Department of Heavy Industries. Established in the 26th January, 1935, BBJ Construction Company has been involved in the construction & repairing of Rail Bridges & Rail-cum-Road Bridges, Industrial structural works, Large building foundation, Civil engineering works, Refinery piping works, Railway gauge conversion etc. The company is registered and headquartered in Kolkata.
The early story of BBJ started around the mid-thirties. The ever increasing traffic movement between the twin cities of Calcutta & Howrah demanded a wider and stronger bridge in replacement of the then existing pontoon bridge. The authorities accordingly decided on building a cantilever bridge across the river Hooghly. The job undoubtedly called for greater expertise. So the three engineering companies - Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop - came together and floated a new company. Thus on 26 January 1935 was born BBJ, The Braithwaite Burn & Jessop Construction Company Limited.
The onward march began in 1941 with the Howrah Bridge, later, named Rabindra Setu. Later in 1991 achievement is the second Hooghly Bridge or Vidyasagar Setu. In between BBJ constructed number of engineering structures spread across the country and abroad.
The Ganga Bridge at Mokameh, Yamuna Bridge at Delhi, Godavari Bridge at Rajamundry, Krishna Bridge at Vijawada, Brahmaputra Bridge at Pandu are some of the known achievements of the company.
Nationalised in 1987, BBJ today is a subsidiary of multiple resource organisation Govt. of India Undertaking BBUNL, under the administrative control of the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India. BBJ is also involved in installation of major steel plants, thermal power stations, oil refineries, fertilizer projects. BBJ has also undertaken restoration of damaged bridges, industrial structures and civil construction of major commercial and administrative buildings.
FEW LAND MARK PROJECTS - RAIL-CUM-ROAD BRIDGES OF INDIA CONSTRUCTED BY "BBJ CONSTRUCTION COMPANY"
1. GANGA BRIDGE AT MUNGER, BIHAR - The Ganga-Munger Bridge is under construction, it is Rail-cum-Road bridge over the river mighty Ganga at Munger, Bihar state of India. The 3.46 kilometers long river bridge will connect two cities Bakhtiyarpur and Tajpur and also link the two national highways NH 80 and NH 31. Rail-cum-road bridge over river Ganga at Munger, Bihar will be second longest rail road bridge of state Bihar and third longest of the country.
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