Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) awarded a Rs 298.63-crore contract to leading engineering and construction company Hindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) for construction of the Limbdi Branch Canal. The canal by extending irrigational benefits from the Narmada waters to 2.71 lakh acres will benefit 189 villages in 11 talukas of Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Surendranagar districts in Gujarat.
The scope of work includes constructing canal earthwork, lining, structures and service roads of distributaries and minors of the canal, including maintenance and operation for five years. The project is scheduled to be completed in 18 months.
HCC has constructed seven irrigation dams, 18 barrages, 35 water treatment plants, 70 sewage treatment plants as well as India's first and largest private sector water supply project in Tirupur.
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