Larsen & Toubro announced that its power transmission and distribution has won a slew of transmission line orders in Bangladesh. The scope of these packages involves design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of extra high voltage transmission lines on turnkey basis.

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The power transmission & distribution business of L&T has won a slew of transmission line orders in Bangladesh. As per L&T's classification, the valuation of the 'large' contract lies between Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 5,000 crore.

L&T is an Indian multinational engaged in engineering, procurement and construction projects, manufacturing, defence and services with over $21 billion in revenue.

On a consolidated basis, the company's net profit surged 115.20% to Rs 5876.54 crore on 12.2% decline in net sales to Rs 31,034.74 crore in Q2 September 2020 over Q2 September 2019. L&T will announce Q3 FY21 result on 25 January 2021.

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The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro has secured a large order for its heavy civil infrastructure business from Rail Vikas Nigam for package 4 of the new board-guage line between Rishikesh and Karanprayag in state of Uttarakhand, India.

The scope of the project includes construction of Tunnels, Formation, Construction Shaft, and other Ancillary works from Chainage 47+360 to 63+117 Km between Rishikesh and Karanprayag.

The project involves the construction of 14.577 Km up line and 13.123 Km down line tunnelwith embankments of approximately 800 meters at both ends. Out of 14.577 Km and 13.123Km of tunnel, 10.49 Km and 10.317 Km of tunnel will be excavated using two new hard rockTunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) of diameter 9.1 meters and the balance using New AustrianTunnel Method (NATM). The scope also includes construction of an Ellipsoidal cumVentilation Shaft in the finished cross-section of 79 square meters and depth of 32 meters.This will be the biggest TBM to be deployed in the Himalayan region in India and the TBMbored tunnel length of 20.807 Km will be the longest for any project in the Himalayan region.The entire project is to be completed within a stringent timeline of 60 months.

L&T is already constructing Package 2 of this prestigious project involving 24 Kms ofTunnelling by the NATM, minor bridges and formation works.

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The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro has secured orders fromprestigious clients for various businesses.

Buildings & Factories:

The Commercial and Residential Spaces arm of the Buildings & Factories business has won an order from a reputed developer to construct an office space in Mumbai. The scope of the project includes construction of 2 towers comprising 4 basements, G+21 Floors with abuilt-up area of 33.50 lakh Sq. Ft.

The Commercial and Residential Spaces arm of Buildings & Factories business has also wonan order from the State Government of Haryana to construct a Medical College at Jind. Thescope of the project includes construction of a hospital building, academy blocks andresidential buildings over a built-up area of 15.63 lakh Sq. Ft.

Transportation Infrastructure Business:

The Railways Strategic Business Unit has secured an Engineering, Procurement andConstruction (EPC) order from the Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE),Package EPC-06 to electrify 918.40 RKM/1171.31 Track KM of railway lines in the NorthWestern Railway.

The project is a part of the 'Mission Electrification' initiative of the Central Governmentaimed to electrify the entire Indian Railway Network to reduce carbon footprint andexpenditure on diesel.

The business is already executing two major EPC contracts from CORE: EPC-01 (Gr. 182,184& 185) to electrify the Delhi- Jaipur line and EPC-07 to electrify various sections of theSouthern Railway.

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