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New Delhi, Nov 29: Infrastructure major Larsen&Toubro Ltd today said it has bagged an order worth Rs 456 crore from state-owned power major NTPC Ltd for the execution of 4x130 MW Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project in Uttaranchal in joint venture with Austria-based Alpine Mayreder Bau GmbH.

The project includes construction of a concrete lined head race tunnel of 11.3 km length and 5.6 m finished diameter, using, partly by tunnel boring machine and partly by roadheader/ rill and blast, a statement said.

The project is located in district Chamoli on the Dhauliganga river, a major tributary of Alaknanda.

This is the second hydropower project the company will execute in Uttaranchal. The earlier project, Singoli Bhatwari project being implemented through BOT route, is located 125 km from Tapovan Vishnugad.

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