Dilip Buildcon’s wholly-owned subsidiary DBL Byrapura Challakere Highways Pvt Ltd has received December 31, 2018, as appointed date from the National Highways Authority of India for work involving four of Byrapura-Challakere roads (Karnataka) in hybrid annuity mode. The project cost is ₹841.70 crore and the construction period 24 months. The operation period is 15 years. Shares of Dilip Buildcon closed 2.88 per cent lower at ₹367.65 on the BSE.