L&T secures Rs481.6-crore turnkey order for water supply system

12 Jun 2006

Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) has been awarded a Rs481.6-crore turnkey order for setting up a water supply system for the Bisalpur Water Supply Project from the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project. Aided by the Asian Development Bank, this project will be executed by the L&T''s ECC Division.

This project will cater to the increasing water demand of Jaipur city and thus reduce the city''s dependence on its ground-water resources. The project, when completed, will ensure supply of 360 million litres per day (MLD) of treated water to Jaipur city and 40 MLD for adjoining rural areas.

Major scope of work includes design, supply, laying, jointing, testing and commissioning of 106-km long mild steel pipelines and a 400-MLD capacity water treatment plant. providing pumping machinery, electrical, instrumentation and automation works also falls within the scope of this project which has a scheduled completion period of 30 months.