L&T
L&T's construction arm bags 'significant' contracts for its Water & Effluent Treatment Business in Jharkhand
Mumbai: Larsen & Toubro on Tuesday said its water and effluent treatment business under its construction arm has secured a repeat EPC order from the water resources department of the government of Jharkhand, to execute the Masalia Ranishwar Megalift irrigation scheme on a turnkey basis.
The project envisages providing water to irrigate 22,283 Ha. of Culturable Command Area (CCA) in the Dumka district of Jharkhand by way of pumping water from the Sidheshwari River.
The scope includes survey, design, and construction of a 158 m long barrage across the Sidheshwari river.
The scope also includes survey, design, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning of intake and intermediate pump houses, delivery chambers, MS, DI & HDPE pipeline of various diameters, and pipeline distribution networks with all allied works.
The Water & Effluent Treatment business is already executing a similar lift irrigation project in the Garhwa district of Jharkhand, the company said.
"With this order from the irrigation sector, the business has reinforced its credentials of possessing the technical and executional capability to deliver the elementary requirement of water to the farmers and drive the growth of agriculture across the state," it added.
The company did not provide the value of the contract but stated that the order falls under the "significant" category, which ranges between the Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore, according to the classification of contracts provided by L&T in its press note.
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