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New Delhi, Jan 7 (UNI) Larsen&Toubro (L&T) today said its engineering and construction division has bagged two major contracts from Cairn India worth over Rs 1,300 crore in Barmer, Rajasthan as Cairn India and its joint venture partners ONGC get ready for first oil production in 2009.

The scope of work covers the development of infrastructure facilities, the construction of 18 well pad structures, detailed engineering and construction of all civil and electromechanical works at the Mangala and Raageshwari Fields, offsite infrastructure facilities, supply, installation and commissioning of 33 KVA high voltage power line system and the telecom network, the company said in a statement.

The order was secured by L&T against both domestic and international competition, and the project completion schedule is estimated to be 18 months.

The Mangala processing facility will cover some 400 acres in the Thar desert in Rajasthan.

''L&T is proud to be associated with Cairn in being able to leverage our own strengths to boost India's needs of fuel resources.

Our technology and dedicated team will be able to deliver the job, on time,'' said President (Engineering&Construction Projects) and Member Board K Venkataramanan.

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