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New Delhi, July 13: Larsen&Toubro Ltd (L&T) today said it has bagged contracts worth Rs 853 crore to install electric substations and augment water supply schemes.

The Company has secured an order valued at Rs 366 crore from the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority for design, supply installation and commissioning of the two 132/22 kV substations at Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi with Mott MacDonald as Consultant to the project, said a statement.

The contract also encompasses design and construction of the substation buildings together with the associated utilities. The contract will be completed within 18 months, the statement added.

The company said it has secured yet another order for turnkey construction at 400/220 kV Extra High Voltage substations valued at Rs 200 crores from the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL).

One of these major substations is to be located at Gurgaon, which will be 400/220 kV Gas Insulated substation. The other Air Insulation substations will be located at Bhinmal and Kankroli in Rajasthan and Zerda in Gujarat.

The company is currently doing more than 12 projects for PGCIL at various locations. ECC, the company's construction division will execute both of these projects.

ECC's water and utilities group has also bagged three orders valued at Rs 287 crore, the company informed.

Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Sewerage Board awarded an order for Rs 195 crore for the implementation of comprehensive water supply schemes in Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai and Pudhukottai districts.

The water project in Tamil Nadu includes supply, install, testing and commissioning of Mild Steel and Pre-Stressed Concrete pipelines.

Work also includes construction of storage reservoirs and electro-mechanical works. This project is to be completed in 18 months.

Delhi Jal Board (DJB) awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order of value Rs 92.50 crore for design, providing, laying, jointing, testing and commissioning of 22 km of 1200 mm diameter mild steel raw water Transmission Main from Wazirabad raw water pump house to the proposed water treatment plant at Okhla.

DJB shall be able to pump 22 MGD raw water to the Water Treatment Plant at Okhla and shall be distributed to Outer Delhi and South Delhi. This project is to be completed in 20 months, the company said in a statement.

The Govternment of Andhra Pradesh have placed a EPC contract valued at Rs 332 crore on the company and its Joint Venture partner for a lift irrigation project in Cuddappah district to be executed in 24 months, taking the total tally of water projects to Rs 561 crore during the current year.

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