L&T Construction awarded contracts for its various businesses worth Rs 10-25 billion

13 Nov 2019 Editorial Team

Water and Effluent Treatment Business:

An EPC order has been secured from the Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company (JUIDCO), for augmenting and strengthening the Dhanbad Urban Water Supply Scheme Phase II under Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.

The scope of work includes design and construction of an intake structure of capacity 77 MLD, two water treatment plants of aggregate capacity of 15.5 MLD, transmission and distribution pipelines of 584 km, ground level service reservoirs of aggregate capacity of 8,600 KL, house service connections and associated electromechanical and instrumentation works including operation and maintenance for 5 years.

The project aims to provide continuous water supply (24X7) while maintaining requisite pressure involving automation including measurement of input and output water quantity and quality through suitable SCADA and other instrumentation works, to limit water losses in the system to desired levels and ensure consistent good quality of water. The project is designed to bring drinking water to 0.44 million people of Dhanbad city in the state of Jharkhand.

The business is, additionally, executing the Hazaribagh urban water supply scheme and the Ranchi urban water supply schemes for the same client; and has also secured add-on orders for some of its existing projects.

L&T GeoStructure:

The business has secured an order from the State Project Management Unit, Government of West Bengal for flood protection works and embankment strengthening of Damodar River in East Bardhhaman and Hooghly districts, West Bengal, using sheet piles and Bullah piles.

Another order has been secured from BPCL for construction of stone columns in Krishnapatnam, and from BHEL to construct piles and related civil work for the 2x660 MW STPP coal and ash handling plant at Ennore.

An order has also been received from CMRL for underground works at Korukkupet station, Chennai, and from IndusInd Bank to construct a diaphragm wall for a basement multi-level car park at Teynampet, Chennai.

Buildings and Factories Business:

The business has received an order for the execution of mechanical works for a cement plant at Kurnool.

Additionally, the construction arm has received add-on orders for some of its existing projects across the Transportation Infrastructure (TI) and Metallurgical and Material Handling (MMH) businesses.

The construction arm of L&T has secured orders from numerous clients across various Indian states for its varied businesses. As per the company’s project classifications, the contracts fall in the ‘significant’ category which values between Rs 10 billion to Rs 25 billion. Water and Effluent Treatment Business:An EPC order has been secured from the Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company (JUIDCO), for augmenting and strengthening the Dhanbad Urban Water Supply Scheme Phase II under Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.The scope of work includes design and construction of an intake structure of capacity 77 MLD, two water treatment plants of aggregate capacity of 15.5 MLD, transmission and distribution pipelines of 584 km, ground level service reservoirs of aggregate capacity of 8,600 KL, house service connections and associated electromechanical and instrumentation works including operation and maintenance for 5 years.The project aims to provide continuous water supply (24X7) while maintaining requisite pressure involving automation including measurement of input and output water quantity and quality through suitable SCADA and other instrumentation works, to limit water losses in the system to desired levels and ensure consistent good quality of water. The project is designed to bring drinking water to 0.44 million people of Dhanbad city in the state of Jharkhand.The business is, additionally, executing the Hazaribagh urban water supply scheme and the Ranchi urban water supply schemes for the same client; and has also secured add-on orders for some of its existing projects.L&T GeoStructure:The business has secured an order from the State Project Management Unit, Government of West Bengal for flood protection works and embankment strengthening of Damodar River in East Bardhhaman and Hooghly districts, West Bengal, using sheet piles and Bullah piles.Another order has been secured from BPCL for construction of stone columns in Krishnapatnam, and from BHEL to construct piles and related civil work for the 2x660 MW STPP coal and ash handling plant at Ennore.An order has also been received from CMRL for underground works at Korukkupet station, Chennai, and from IndusInd Bank to construct a diaphragm wall for a basement multi-level car park at Teynampet, Chennai.Buildings and Factories Business:The business has received an order for the execution of mechanical works for a cement plant at Kurnool.Additionally, the construction arm has received add-on orders for some of its existing projects across the Transportation Infrastructure (TI) and Metallurgical and Material Handling (MMH) businesses.

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