L&T Construction has secured a ‘large’ order from the Uttar Pradesh government to implement rural water supply projects.
- This is a repeat order for L&T Construction from the State Water & Sanitation Mission (SWSM), Uttar Pradesh to implement rural water supply projects providing functional house tap connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
- The business has been entrusted to implement rural water supply projects catering to the potable water requirement of 1,900 villages in the Prayagraj revenue division of Prayagraj district, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said in a regulatory filing.
- Though the company did not specify the exact value of the contracts, as per its specification a large contract ranges between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore.
- The scope of the order comprises construction of tube wells, pump houses cum chlorination rooms, overhead tanks, treatment systems, solar plants, rising main and distribution pipeline network among others.
- The business is already executing water supply schemes in the districts of Mahoba, Banda, Chitrakhoot, Gonda, Varanasi, Lucknow and Sonbhadra for SWSM.
- Further, the smart water infrastructure segment of the water & effluent treatment business has been awarded a contract for an integrated infrastructure project at Silvassa in the Union Territory of Dadra Et Nagar Haveli and Daman at Diu by the Silvassa Smart City Ltd.
- The scope of work includes constructing 68 Km of smart roads along with storm water drains, cross drainage structures, round-the-clock water supply system, sewerage collection network and street lighting.This project is a part of the government’s flagship ‘Smart Cities.