The Business Bytes
L&T construction arm bags significant orders
TBB BUREAU
MUMBAI, MARCH 16, 2021
The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured ‘significant’ orders for setting water and effluent treatment plants in Odisha and a cement plant in Rajasthan.
The water & effluent treatment business of L&T Construction has secured EPC orders from the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department of Odisha to execute individual rural water supply projects in the Kendrapada and Khordha districts in the State.
The scope of work includes design and construction of intake structures, four water treatment plants of a cumulative capacity of 105 MLD, supplying and laying transmission and distribution pipelines, overhead service reservoirs and booster pumping station.
The projects will provide drinking water to 12.28 lakh people across 780 villages in Kendrapada and Khordha districts.
The business has also secured a repeat order from the Water Resources Department of Odisha to construct an intake structure and pressure main along the right bank of Bargarh Main Canal of the Gangadhar Meher Lift Irrigation Project in Bijepur, Odisha on EPC-turnkey basis.
This apart, the factories arm of L&T has secured an order from a leading cement company to construct a 10,000 tonnes per day integrated cement plant in Pali, Rajasthan. The scope involves civil, mechanical and equipment installation work.
The value of the contract lies between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore, L&T said.
L&T is an Indian multinational engaged in engineering, procurement and construction projects, manufacturing, defence and services with over $21 billion in revenue.
