However, the company had posted a profit of Rs 14.04 crore in the year-ago period, Dredging Corporation of India said in a filing to BSE.
The standalone income of the company declined to Rs 122.90 crore, over Rs 153.94 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
The company's total expenses during the quarter increased to Rs 144.43 crore from Rs 138.73 crore in the year-ago period.
DCI is a government undertaking engaged in maintenance dredging, capital dredging, beach nourishment, land reclamation, shallow water dredging, project management consultancy and marine construction.