Hindustan Construction Company. Hindustan Construction Company Limited (HCC) is an Indian multinational engineering and construction company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company was founded by Industrialist Seth Walchand Hirachand in 1926.

HCC has executed a majority of India’s landmark infrastructure projects, including 29% of India’s hydropower capacity, over 65% of India’s nuclear power generation capacity, 3,800 km of roads and expressways, 375 bridges and 337 km of complex tunnelling.

Ajit Gulabchand is the current Chairman of the company while Arjun Dhawan is the Executive Vice Chairman.

History

Founding and early years 
The company was founded by Seth Walchand Hirachand in 1926, when it received a contract to construct the Bhor Ghat Tunnel on the Mumbai-Pune railway line. The tunnel was completed in 1928.

In 1993, Ajit Gulabchand took the control of the company due to internal family problems.

Timeline 
 1954 - Maharashtra's first dam after independence: Vaitarna dam, Maharashtra
 1954 - India's first bridge: railway bridge across river Torsa, Assam
 1954 - India's first water treatment plant in Mumbai
 1956 - India's first thermal plant for Tata, Mumbai
 1966 - India's first barrage: Sone barrage, Bihar
 1967 - India's first port: impounded dock for Haldia, West Bengal
 1971 - World’s longest barrage: Farakka barrage, West Bengal
 1971 - India's first nuclear power plant: Rajasthan Atomic Power Project – Unit 1&2
 1971 - India’s first integrated steel plant: Bhilai, Madhya Pradesh
 1975 - India's first underground power house: Yamuna Power House, Uttarakhand
 1977 - Idukki double curvature dam, Kerala
 1983 - India’s largest water treatment plant: Bhandup, Mumbai
 1983 - India’s largest rail coach factory in Kapurthala, Punjab
 2009 - India’s first Sea Link bridge: Bandra Worli Sea Link, Mumbai
 2010 - India's largest nuclear power plant: Kundankulam nuclear power plant, Tamil Nadu
 2011 – India’s first strategic crude oil storage cavern: Vizag Oil Cavern; Andhra Pradesh
 2012 – India's highest altitude Hydro Power projects: Nimoo Bazgo & Chutak Hydro Power Projects, Jammu & Kashmir
 2013 – India’s longest transportation tunnel: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir 
 2014 – India’s second strategic crude oil storage cavern: Padur Oil Cavern, Karnataka
 2016 – NHPC’s first RCC dam: Teesta Low Dam Stage IV Project, West Bengal
 2018 – Largest EPC contract of NHPC: Kishanganga Hydro Power Project, J&K
 2018 – India’s longest Rail-cum-road Bridge: Bogibeel Bridge; Assam

Subsidiaries 
HCC Infrastructure Co. Ltd. is the infrastructure arm of HCC engaged in the creation and management of premium assets in transportation.

In 2010, HCC acquired a controlling stake in Steiner AG, Switzerland’s second largest building construction company in an all cash deal worth Rs 150 crore.

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Construction and civil engineering companies of India
Companies based in Mumbai
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1926
1926 establishments in British India
Walchand Group
Indian companies established in 1926
Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India
Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange
Family-owned companies of India