BEL bags defence order worth Rs 550 crore

Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, March 1 (UNI) The Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) here has bagged Rs 550 crore worth order from Defence Ministry and Border Security Force (BSF) for supply of Hand Held Thermal Imagers.

A BEL spokesperson today said though defence supply remained the prime focus, the company had supplied Electronic Voting Machines, Solar Powered LED -based Traffic Signal Lights, TV and Radio broadcast system, telecom equipment and Set Top Boxes.

He said the company in its kitty had an order valued at Rs 32 crore from Zee Group's Wire and Wireless India Limited (WWIL) to supply two lakh Set Top Boxes.

In addition to Set Top Boxes(STBs), the BEL manufactures DTH equipments also, he added.

UNI