New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- How BEML plans to take edge over China in building India's tunnel-boring machines - decodedHow BEML plans to take edge over China in building India's tunnel-boring machines - decodedIndia's growing appetite for underground infrastructure has opened up an opportunity for domestic engineering companies to challenge foreign suppliers of tunnel-boring machines (TBMs). State-owned BEML Ltd. is looking to capitalise on this demand, with plans to develop indigenous machines and reduce the country's dependence on imports, particularly from China.

The company intends to begin with smaller machines used in metro rail, hydropower, irrigation and water projects before moving into larger equipment, BEML chairman and managing dir...