L&T infrastructure bags Rs 844 cr order from NPCIL

Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Infrastructure Operating Company, a part of company's construction division, has secured contract for construction of buildings for reactors at atomic power project from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), L&T said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

"This is country's first 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactor plant being developed by NPCIL and the company is proud to be associated with this prestigious project," L&T President (Construction) K V Rangaswami said. The scope of work includes construction of reactor building, waste management building and structural steel works. The project is to be completed in 49 months, the filing added. Shares of Larsen and Toubro were trading at Rs 1,649 on BSE, up 0.69 per cent from its previous close.