Infra, With a Difference!

28 Jun 2023 CW Team

Welspun Enterprises has achieved a good set of numbers in FY23. Can you highlight the significant achievements? Also, what has been the impact of the Actis deal closure on your portfolio?
I believe that this is just the beginning of our growth journey and we expect to see healthy growth in future as well. Some of our significant achievements during the year include receiving Completion Certificates for three of our projects – Amravati-Akola (AM2), Chutmalpur-Ganeshpur (CGRG) and Chikhali-Tarsod Highway Road Project (CTHPL), in addition to securing Provisional Completion Certificate (PCOD-II) for Mukarba Chowk-Panipat Road Project (MCPRP), where we have completed 97 per cent of the total project length.

We have also secured an additional contract of Rs 16+ billion, as part of Varanasi-Aurangabad Road Project (VARP). In the Dharavi Wastewater Treatment project, we have completed design, engineering and planning works and have commenced resource mobilisation for construction at project site. Once completed, this will be India’s first and world’s second multi-tier Waste Water Treatment Facility, with state-of-the art technology and low footprint...

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Infrastructure Transport

15 Sep 2025

Cabinet Approves Key Highway and Rail Projects in Bihar Region

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NGT Issues Notice on Bengaluru Twin Tunnel Project

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