CRI听力:Chinese Firms Developing Infrastructure in India

India is one of the largest developing countries in the world, but problems with poor infrastructure have long hampered its development.

In recent years, Chinese companies have been widely involved in construction projects in India, accelerating the infrastructure revolution.

CRI's New Delhi correspondent Sun Yang has more.

This is the construction site of the Hauz Khas metro station in New Delhi. The project is jointly managed by China's Shanghai Urban Construction Group or SUCG and its Indian partner L&T.

The Shanghai based company entered the Indian market in 2007. It has already constructed several tunnels and elevated railways in New Delhi.

Now, they are working on the third phase projects of the Delhi Metro Rail Cooperation.

Wang Xinping is the vice president of SUCG Infrastructure India.

"The project we are undertaking is the largest part in the third phase construction of Delhi Metro. It consists of 4-5 metro stops and five tunnels connecting the stations. It accounts for 20% of the whole underground constitution."

Nagesh is an engineer from the Indian side

"It's a nice and very good experience. (There is) good coordination between us and the Chinese project-manager. They really do successful planning. That's why we made two breakthroughs within 85 days. We can learn a lot of things from them also. "

The need to upgrade infrastructure in India is acute, especially in its large cities. The massive requirements offer opportunities for China.

According to the Chindia Chamber of Commerce, there are over 500 Chinese enterprises running businesses or offices in India. Most of them are involved in infrastructure building, such as power, telecommunication, roads and bridges, rail transit, and airport construction.

Srikanth Kondapalli, a professor in Chinese Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, gives affirmation to the performance of Chinese enterprises.

"ZTE, Huawei and other companies are doing very well in India. Every year, some 3-4 billion dollars of handsets are been sold in Indian market. There is also some 40,000 MWs generating electricity equipment sold by the Shanghai Electric, Harbin Electric and other companies. India needs 300,000 MWs and 40,000 is been met with the Chinese generators. "

According to Professor Srikanth, China's investment in India has seen a substantial increase to 1.1 billion dollars in the last six months. Most of the investment is related to infrastructure.

For CRI, this is Sun Yang in New Delhi.