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Larsen & Toubro’s power transmission & distribution business has won a contract worth Rs 2,442 crore from State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). BSNL is the project implementation agency for the Ministry of Defence.
The contract is for supply, trenching, laying, installation, testing and commissioning of optical fibre cable network which will establish optical national long distance backbone and optical access routes for the defence network, L&T said in a statement.
The scope largely covers OFC routes in central and southern India, it said, adding, the project would be completed within 18 months.
"We are well placed with a complete range of offerings, a nationwide presence and the relevant track record to execute this project to the complete satisfaction of our client," said L&T Sr Executive Vice President (Infrastructure and Construction) S N Subrahmanyan.
The mega network will be deployed with optic technology which will form the backbone optical highway infrastructure and serve as a communication media for the Defence sector, it added.
rajesh.kurup@thehindu.co.in
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