L & T wins a large contract of about Rs 5,000 cr from Telangana Government
Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro on Friday (5th May 2020) said it has secured a large contract from the Government of Telangana for an Irrigation Project.
"The heavy civil infrastructure business of L&T Construction has secured an order from the Irrigation and Command Area Development Department (I&CAD), Government of Telangana," the company said in a statement.
I & CAD is undertaking the Sita Rama Lift Irrigation scheme to irrigate a command area of about 9.36 lakh acres in the districts of Khammam, Kothagudem and Mahabubabad, it added.
The project will involve construction of a 1,263 metre long barrage and 65 radial gates with rope drum hoist arrangements and all related mechanical works. This will also include construction of 96.4 km of guide bunds and hoisting arrangements on either side of the barrage with protection arrangements across the river Godavari, downstream of the existing Dummugudem anicut near Ammagaripalli, Aswapuram, Bhadradri Kothagudem districts.
The project is to be completed within 24 months, the company said