L&T construction arm bags significant contracts

10 Oct 2022 CW Team

The EPC behemoth has announced that its construction arm has won a significant contract for its water and effluent treatment division. The project is worth between Rs 10 billion and Rs 25 billion. L&T Construction's water and effluent treatment business has received a repeat order from the Department of Water Resources, Government of Odisha, to execute a pressurised underground pipeline irrigation network system for the Right Command of Lower Suktel Irrigation project. According to the company, the project will provide water to irrigate 27,000 ha of Culturable Command Area (CCA) in Odisha's Balangir district. Survey, design, engineering, supply, laying, installation, and commissioning of MS, DI, and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pumping main and distribution networks, as well as all allied electromechanical and automation works, are all part of the project scope.

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