L&T secures Rs 850-cr order from Qatar

MUMBAI: The Water Technology Business Unit of construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T), today secured an international order of Rs 850-crore from Public Works Authority, Qatar (ASHGHAL), for advanced waste water treatment and urban reuse, a press release issued here said.

The project will be executed on a turnkey basis and is scheduled to be operational by 2012, the release said.

The project work includes design, supply, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of the Doha South Sewage Treatment Works, Phase II expansion, the release said.

The technology is provided by US-based ITT Corporation and Construction by Galfar Al Misnad Engineering & Contracting W.L.L, Qatar, the release said.

L&T undertakes several constructions of fertiliser, refinery and petrochemical plants, cross-country pipelines and oil and gas terminals covering civil, structural, piping equipment, heavy lifts, electrical and instrumentation work among others, the release said.