L&T awards contracts for its various businesses
Water and effluent treatment business
The water and effluent treatment business of L&T construction has bagged an order from Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to Design, build and operate sewage treatment plants and intermediate sewage pumping stations along with construction of main sewers for 110 villages in the Mahadevpura and Bommanahalli region (K and C valley catchment) of Bengaluru city. The project is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The brief scope of the project includes survey, investigation, design and construction of two pumping stations, three fully automated sewage treatment plants of 34 MLD total capacity and main sewer lines of 132 km length with DWC, RCC and DI pipes. The project will benefit 18.04 lakh people in Bengaluru city.
Heavy civil infrastructure business
The heavy civil infrastructure business has secured an order to construct various facilities within 42 months for the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) at Tarapur Maharashtra.
Building and factories business
The buildings and factories business has secured an order from a client for the construction of sports infrastructure facilities in the Kalinga Stadium at Bhubaneswar, Odisha and a new international hockey stadium with 20,000 seating capacity at Rourkela, Odisha in time for the Hockey World Cup, 2023 with total built-up area of 8.45 lakh sq ft.
This project consists of many iconic buildings such as an Athletic High-Performance Centre (HPC), aquatic complex, tennis centre, accommodation building for Hockey HPC and staff hostel at the Kalinga Sports Complex, Bhubaneswar and the hockey stadium with ancillary buildings and external development at Rourkela, Odisha. The scope of work involves Civil, Structural, MEP and Field of Play (FOP).
The fast-track projects are scheduled to be completed in 15 months at Kalinga Sports Complex, Bhubaneswar and 12 months at Rourkela respectively.
Larsen and Toubro is engaged in EPC projects, hi-tech manufacturing and services.
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