The construction unit of India?s leading engineering and construction company, Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 24.42 billion from state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. The scope of the project involves supply, trenching, laying, installation, testing and commissioning of optical fibre cable (OFC) network which will establish an exclusive national long-distance backbone and optical access routes for the defence network. BSNL is the implementing agency for the project.
L&T would be required to cover OFC routes in central and southern India. The project will be undertaken on a turnkey basis, and the nationwide OFC network will be owned and operated by the defence services.
The project is scheduled to be completed within 18 months.
Commenting on the order in a company press release, S N Subrahmanyan, senior executive vice president (infrastructure and construction), L&T states, ?We are well placed with a complete range of offerings, a nationwide presence with the relevant track record to execute this project to the complete satisfaction of our client. We are also very privileged to play a significant role in strengthening and modernising the network of our defence forces.
